Gemcitabine and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop
the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving chemotherapy together
with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of gemcitabine when
given together with radiation therapy in treating patients with locally advanced upper
gastrointestinal cancer.