Study to Analyze the Predictive Role of Factors Implicated in the Signaling Pathway of the EGFR in Response to Treatment With Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus or Rectum
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well biological factors work in predicting response to treatment in patients with esophageal cancer or rectal cancer.
NCT00628368 — Colorectal Cancer
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/colorectal-cancer/NCT00628368/
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tezacitabine when given alone or in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) to subjects who have advanced esophageal or gastric adenocarcinoma.
NCT00054873 — Stomach Neoplasms
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stomach-neoplasms/NCT00054873/
Phase II Study Of OSI-774 In Advanced Esophageal Cancer
This phase II trial is studying erlotinib hydrochloride to see how well it works in treating patients with advanced esophageal cancer or stomach cancer. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of cancer by blocking the enzymes necessary for tumor cell growth.
NCT00045526 — Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/adenocarcinoma-of-the-gastroesophageal-junction/NCT00045526/
A Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine in Patients With Measurable Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Junction, and Gastric Cardia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining oxaliplatin with capecitabine in treating patients who have advanced esophageal cancer or stomach cancer.
NCT00040859 — Gastric Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastric-cancer/NCT00040859/
Tissue Procurement for Gastric Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST), Esophageal Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Hepatocellular Cancer, Biliary Cancer, Neuroendocrine, Peritoneal Mesothelioma, Anal Cancer and Colorectal Cancer in Patients Undergoing Surgery or Biopsy
The purpose of this study is to collect and store normal and malignant tissue from patients with gastric cancer, GIST, esophageal cancer, pancreas cancer, hepatocellular cancer, biliary cancer, neuroendocrine, peritoneal mesothelioma, anal cancer and colorectal cancer, an estimated 50 to 100 of each tumor type. To collect and store blood samples from patients with gastric cancer, GIST, esophageal cancer, pancreas cancer, hepatocellular cancer, biliary cancer, neuroendocrine, peritoneal mesothelioma, anal cancer and colorectal cancer. To create a database for the collected tissue and allow access to relevant clinical information for current and future protocols. To create tissue microarrays for each gastrointestinal cancer subtype, namely, gastric cancer, GIST, esophageal cancer, pancreas cancer, hepatocellular cancer, biliary cancer, neuroendocrine, peritoneal mesothelioma, anal cancer and colorectal cancer, to facilitate future molecular studies. To grant access to Dr Kindler, Dr. Salgia, and Dr. Catenacci to this database (as it is being acquired) of the coupled patient tissue samples (normal and malignant) and relevant clinical information for the investigation of tyrosine kinases, such as Met and Ron, receptor tyrosine kinase family members, STATs, paxillin, focal adhesion proteins, cell motility/migration proteins, tyrosine/serine/threonine kinase family members, related molecules, and downstream targets implicated in the pathogenesis of GI cancers. Examples of molecular testing include evaluation of DNA mutation, alternative splice variants, protein expression and phosphorylation, and immunohistochemistry on samples. These studies will be correlated with clinical information as stated above.
NCT01416714 — Gastric Cancers
Status: Suspended
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastric-cancers/NCT01416714/
Randomized Phase II Study of ECF-C, IC-C, or FOLFOX-C in Metastatic Esophageal and GE Junction Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Giving more than one chemotherapy drug (combination chemotherapy) together with cetuximab may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying three different combination chemotherapy regimens to compare how well they work when given together with cetuximab in treating patients with metastatic esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
NCT00381706 — Esophageal Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/esophageal-cancer/NCT00381706/
A Phase I Study of Oral Capecitabine in Combination With Weekly IV Carboplatin/Paclitaxel and Radiation Therapy for Patients
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, carboplatin, and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving chemotherapy together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of capecitabine when given together with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and radiation therapy in treating patients with esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
NCT00281788 — Esophageal Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/esophageal-cancer/NCT00281788/
Cetuximab As Second Line Therapy In Patients With Metastatic Esophageal Cancer - Phase II
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as cetuximab may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well cetuximab works in treating patients with metastatic esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
NCT00096031 — Esophageal Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/esophageal-cancer/NCT00096031/
Esophageal Cancer (10030139, 10066354) Screening With FISH in Esophageal Cytology
This clinical trial studies whether esophageal cytology plus fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is equal to or better than esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) or upper endoscopy for the early detection of esophageal cancer. Genes are the units of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) the chemical structure carrying genetic information that determine many human characteristics. Certain genes in cancer cells may determine how the tumor grows or spreads and how it may respond to different drugs. Part of this study is to test those genes in esophageal cells using FISH.
NCT02100189 — Weight Loss
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/weight-loss/NCT02100189/
Stomach and Oesophageal Cancer Study (SOCS)
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, blood, and saliva from patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This research study is collecting blood and tissue samples from patients with stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, or gastroesophageal junction cancer, studying them in the laboratory, and storing them for future studies.
NCT00963092 — Gastric Cancer
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastric-cancer/NCT00963092/