Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Stomach or Esophageal Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so
they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor
cells following surgery. It is not yet known which chemotherapy and radiation therapy regimen
is more effective in treating stomach or esophageal cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare two different chemotherapy and radiation
therapy regimens in treating patients who have undergone surgery for stomach or esophageal
cancer.