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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01688700
Other study ID # NimoESCC
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
First received September 16, 2012
Last updated September 19, 2012
Start date September 2012
Est. completion date September 2017

Study information

Verified date September 2012
Source Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Contact Yun Fan, Doctor
Phone 0086-571-88122192
Email fanyun@csco.org.cn
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority China: Ministry of Health
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A higher percentage of radical resection is reported in studies using neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery versus surgery alone for esophageal cancer. And neoadjuvant chemotherapy may improve overall survival after surgical resection. Nimotuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The concurrent trial is a clinical phase II trial designed to assess the efficacy of the combination of Nimotuzumab administered concurrently with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and to further investigate its side-effect and toxicity


Description:

A surgical resection is currently the preferred treatment for esophageal cancer if the tumor is considered to be resectable without evidence of distant metastases. A higher percentage of radical resection is reported in studies using neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery versus surgery alone. The neoadjuvant chemotherapy may improve overall survival. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with administrations of paclitaxel combined with cisplatin or carboplatin has shown effectively. Nimotuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The clinical phase I study of the combination of Nimotuzumab administered concurrently with chemo-irradiation in patients with local advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma has shown the safety and the potential efficacy of Nimotuzumab. The concurrent trial is a clinical phase II trial designed to assess the efficacy of the combination of Nimotuzumab administered concurrently with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and to further investigate its side-effect and toxicity.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date September 2017
Est. primary completion date September 2013
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Histological or cytologic diagnosis of Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

- ECOG performance status 0-2

- Age:18-70 years

- Joined the study voluntarily and signed informed consent form

- Patients must not have received any prior anticancer therapy

- Resectable disease, Stage IIA-IIIC, T2N0M0-T3N1M0(AJCC 2009)

- Target lesions can be measured according to RECIST criteria

- No serious system dysfunction and immuno-deficiency, Adequate organ function including the following: Hemoglobin =9 g/dL, WBC=3x109/L, Neutrophils (ANC )=1.5x109/L, platelet count =100x 109/L, TBIL<1.5 x ULN, ALT and AST ? 2.5 x ULN, creatinine ? 1.5 x ULN

- Use of an effective contraceptive for adults to prevent pregnancy

- Life expectancy of more than 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

- Not suitable to surgery

- cervical Esophageal Carcinoma(distance of incisor tooth<19cm)

- early Esophageal Carcinoma(Stage I)

- complete esophageal obstruction,Esophageal perforation or hematemesis

- other malignant tumors, except for skin basal cell carcinoma, or cervical carcinoma in situ

- pregnant or breast-feeding women or people during the birth-period who refused to take contraceptives

- Uncontrolled seizures or psychiatric diseases, loss of control over their own behavior 11? History of serious allergic or castor oil allergy 12? Patients who are not suitable to participate in the trial according to researchers

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


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Intervention

Drug:
Nimotuzumab combined with paclitaxel and cisplatin
Nimotuzumab: 200mg, IV once a week for 6 weeks during chemotherapy (days 1,8,15,22,29,36). Cisplatin: 75mg/m2,IV on days 1,22 paclitaxel: 90mg/m2, IV on days 1,8,22,29. patients will receive radical operation 4-6 weeks after Neoadjuvant therapy.

Locations

Country Name City State
China Zhejiang Cancer Hospital Hangzhou Zhejiang

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Pathology complete remission rate Pathology complete remission rate is the primary outcome measure. 1 year No
Secondary R0 resection rate 1 year No
Secondary objective response rate Objective response rate of neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be assessed. 1 year No
Secondary overall survival 5 years No
Secondary tolerability and safety number of adverse events such as leucopenia ,rash,diarrhea and so on 2 years Yes
Secondary Quality of life Quality of life of patients will be evaluated during and after therapy. 5 years No