Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Esophagus
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so
they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
Combining more than on drug and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more
tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus
radiation therapy in treating patients with advanced or metastatic cancer of the esophagus.