This is a phase III clinical trial to compare the efficacy of docetaxel plus cisplatin versus 5-Fu plus cisplatin in the first line chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous carcinoma patients.
Esophageal cancer is the 6th most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide and it is an endemic in many parts of the world, particularly in the developing countries, including China. Histologically, esophageal cancer can be classified as adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell. carcinoma (ESCC) which is the most common histology in Asia. For locally advanced or metastatic ESCC patients, chemotherapy can improve overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS). There is no standard first-line chemotherapy for ESCC patients. Cisplatin (DDP) plus fluorouracil is the most common used combination with a response rate of 25-35%. Previous studies showed that the combination of paclitaxel with cisplatin had good tolerance and efficacy to esophageal carcinoma. This is a prospective randomized control phase III clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety between docetaxel/cisplatin and 5-Fu/cisplatin as the 1st line treatment in advanced or metastatic esophageal carcinoma patients. Sample size: This is a non-inferior study. The planned sample size was 358 patients, allowing for a 10% dropout rate and assuming the median progression free survival was 5.5 months in the experimental group and 4 months in the control group with a hazard ratio of 0.727, α=0.05, β=0.2. The planned enrolled time was 36 months and 12 months of follow up. The ratio between control and experimental group is 1:1.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
358
60mg per square metre on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks till progression or at most 6 cycles.
5-fluorouracil 3750mg per square metre, civ 120 hours every 3 weeks till progression or at most 6 cycles
Cisplatin: 60mg per square metre on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks till progression or at most 6 cycles
Cancer center of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
RECRUITINGProgression free survival
From the date of randomization until the date of first documented relapse of disease or date of death from any cause, whichever came first
Time frame: 36 months
Overall survival
From the date of randomization until the date of death from any cause.
Time frame: 36 months
Response rate
Including complete response and partial response
Time frame: 36 months
Grade 3 and 4 toxicities
According to the CTCAE
Time frame: 36 months
Quality of life--Score of the questionnaire
EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-OES18 questionnaire.
Time frame: 36 months
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