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Chemoradiation Combined With Panitumumab Followed by Surgery for Patients With Operable Esophageal Cancer


Phase 2
18 Years
75 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Adenocarcinoma, Esophageal Cancer, Gastro-esophageal Junction Cancer

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Trial Information

Chemoradiation Combined With Panitumumab Followed by Surgery for Patients With Operable Esophageal Cancer


This is a Phase II, non-randomized trial. Eligible subjects will be treated with panitumumab
plus carboplatin, paclitaxel and radiotherapy followed by surgical resection of the
esophagus.

Panitumumab administration schedule: Panitumumab will be administered as a 60-minute ± 15
minutes IV infusion, prior to administration of chemotherapy at a dose of 6 mg/kg on day 1,
15 and 29. If the first infusion is well tolerated (without any serious infusion related
reactions) all subsequent infusions may be administered over 30 minutes ± 10 minutes.

Chemotherapy regimen: Paclitaxel 50 mg/m2 and Carboplatin AUC = 2 will be given by
intravenous infusion on days 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. Both drugs will be infused over one hour.

Radiotherapy treatment: A total dose of 41.4 Gy will be given in 23 fractions of 1.8 Gy, 5
fractions per week, starting the first day of the first cycle of chemotherapy. All patients
will be radiated by external beam radiation, using 3-D conformal radiation technique.

Surgery: Surgery will be performed preferably within 6 weeks after the completion of the
chemoradiation and panitumumab. For carcinomas distal of the tracheal bifurcation but
proximal to the gastro-esophageal junction, a transthoracic approach is preferred. For
distal tumors involving the gastro-esophageal junction a transhiatal esophageal resection is
preferred. A wide local excision including the N1 lymph nodes is carried out in both
techniques including a standard excision of the lymph nodes around the coeliac axis. The
continuity of the digestive tract will be restored by a gastric tube reconstruction or
colonic interposition procedure with an anastomosis in the neck.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or undifferentiated
carcinoma of the intrathoracic esophagus or gastro esophageal junction

- Surgical resectable (T2-3, N0-1, M0), as determined by Endoscopic Ultra Sound (EUS)
and CT scan of neck, thorax and abdomen.

- T1N1 tumors are eligible, T1N0 tumors and in situ carcinoma are not eligible

- Tumor length longitudinal ≤ 10 cm and radial ≤ 5 cm

- If tumor extends below the gastroesophageal (GE) junction into the proximal stomach,
the bulk of the tumor must involve the esophagus or GE junction. The tumor must not
extend more than 2 cm into the stomach. Gastric cancers with minor involvement of the
GE junction or distal esophagus are not eligible

- No invasion of the tracheobronchial tree or presence of tracheoesophageal fistula

- Non pregnant, non-lactating female patients, not planning to become pregnant within 6
months after the end of treatment.

- Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 75

- ECOG performance status 0 or 1

- Adequate hematological, renal, hepatic and pulmonary functions

- Written, voluntary informed consent

- Patients must be accessible to follow up and management in the treatment center

Exclusion Criteria:

- Past or current history of malignancy other than entry diagnosis except for
non-melanomatous skin cancer, or curatively treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix,
or malignancy more than 5 years prior to enrollment

- Pregnancy (positive serum pregnancy test) and lactation

- Patient (male or female) is not willing to use highly effective methods of
contraception (per institutional standard) during treatment and for 6 months (male or
female) after the end of treatment

- Previous chemotherapy, radiotherapy, treatment with an anti-EGFR antibody or with
small molecule EGFR inhibitors

- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease (including myocardial infarction,
unstable angina, symptomatic congestive heart failure, serious uncontrolled cardiac
arrhythmia) ≤ 1 year before randomization

- Pulmonary fibrosis

- Pre-existing motor or sensory neurotoxicity greater than WHO grade 1

- Active infection or other serious underlying medical condition which would impair the
ability of the patient to receive the planned treatment, including prior allergic
reactions to drugs containing Cremophor, such as teniposide or cyclosporine.

- Dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit the understanding and giving of
informed consent

- Inadequate caloric- and/or fluid intake

- Weight loss > 15%.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Percentage of pathologic complete responses

Outcome Time Frame:

6 weeks after the completion of the chemoradiation

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Hanneke Wilmink, MD PhD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam

Authority:

Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)

Study ID:

AMCmedon08/381

NCT ID:

NCT01077999

Start Date:

January 2010

Completion Date:

February 2011

Related Keywords:

  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gastro-esophageal Junction Cancer
  • chemoradiation
  • panitumumab
  • esophageal cancer
  • Resectable squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma or undifferentiated carcinoma of the intrathoracic esophagus or gastro esophageal junction
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
  • Carcinoma
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Esophageal Diseases
  • Esophageal Neoplasms

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