Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2000-03-01
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. It
is not yet known whether surgery is more effective with or without chemotherapy and radiation
therapy for cancer of the esophagus.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of surgery with or without
combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients who have cancer of the
esophagus that can be surgically removed.