Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells show cytolytic activity against tumor. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining Radiation therapy with adoptive cellular therapy after surgery may be more effective than uses radiation therapy alone in treating esophageal cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Patients only radiation therapy after surgery
Patients receive radiation therapy plus DC-CIK cellular therapy after surgery
Beijing Shijitan Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGDisease free survival
Time frame: 4 years
quality of life
Time frame: Initial assessment → months 1,3,6 and 12
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