Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in
chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or
die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy before and after surgery may kill more
tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of combining radiation
therapy with two different chemotherapy regimens before and after surgery in treating
patients who have esophageal cancer.