Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy and Surgery in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-02-01
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 one drug with radiation therapy before surgery may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, and surgery in treating patients with cancer of the esophagus that can be surgically
removed.