Comparing Proton Therapy to Photon Radiation Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2032-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This trial studies how well proton beam radiation therapy compared with intensity modulated
photon radiotherapy works in treating patients with stage I-IVA esophageal cancer. Proton
beam radiation therapy uses a beam of protons (rather than x-rays) to send radiation inside
the body to the tumor without damaging much of the healthy tissue around it. Intensity
modulated photon radiotherapy uses high-energy x-rays to deliver radiation directly to the
tumor without damaging much of the healthy tissue around it. It is not yet known whether
proton beam therapy or intensity modulated photon radiotherapy will work better in treating
patients with esophageal cancer.