Oxaliplatin is a platinum analogue that has significant antitumor activity with better tolerability than cisplatin. The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and activity of leucovorin and 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin and 5-fluorouracil plus oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy given as adjuvant therapy for curatively-resected, node-positive esophageal cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
68
oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 will be given intravenously on day 1 for over 2 h
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGdisease-free survival
Time frame: 36 months
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