This study is being done to test whether receiving a dose of radiation that is higher than the standard dose, in combination with chemotherapy, improves the chance of becoming a candidate for surgery and improves the chance of extending the patient's life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
47
total dose of 67.5 Gy in 15 fractions or 75Gy in 25 fractions
Oral capecitabine at 825 mg/m2 BID on the days of RT. 5 Fluorouracil (5FU) at 250mg/m2/day, 7 days per week by a continuous IV infusion via an outpatient infusion pump) may be used instead at the discretion of the treating physician.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
The proportion of patients who undergo definitive surgery
The proportion of patients who undergo definitive surgery will be used to evaluate efficacy of HFA-IMRT in improving rates of resectability as compared to historical controls.
Time frame: 2 years
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Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre
Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
Uniondale, New York, United States