Esophageal Cancer
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-09-13Clinical Trial Update: Impact of Gastric Tube Reconstruction Widths on Quality of Life for Esophagogastric Cancers [Phase 3]
Phase 3 clinical trial update evaluating how the width of gastric tube reconstruction impacts quality of life in patients with esophagogastr…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2016-09-07Clinical Trial Update: Adjuvant Therapies or Surgery Alone for High Risk pN0 Esophageal Cancer [Phase 3]
Phase 3 trial update evaluating adjuvant therapies versus surgery alone for high-risk pN0 esophageal cancer is in progress, with no results …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2016-08-26Clinical Trial Update: Apatinib for Metastatic Esophageal Cancer. [Phase 2]
This is a clinical trial update indicating that apatinib is being studied for metastatic esophageal cancer in Phase 2.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-25Clinical Trial Update: Radiochemotherapy in Elderly Patients With Oesophagus Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial update on radiochemotherapy in elderly patients with esophageal cancer; the study status is completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-22Clinical Trial Update: Chemoradiation and Tetrathiomolybdate (TM) in Patients With Esophageal Carcinoma [Phase 2]
Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating chemoradiation with tetrathiomolybdate in esophageal cancer; the study is completed with results posted in…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-18Clinical Trial Update: Tissue Oxygenation Are Associated With Anastomotic Leak Rates After an Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
A completed clinical trial found associations between tissue oxygenation and anastomotic leak rates after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in esopha…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-17Clinical Trial Update: Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI )for Early Response Assessment in Patients With Esophageal Cancer
An update on a clinical trial evaluating diffusion-weighted MRI for early response assessment in patients with esophageal cancer.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2016-08-12Clinical Trial Update: Research on the Role of SLC1A5 in the Development of Esophageal Cancer
An update on research investigating the role of the SLC1A5 transporter in the development of esophageal cancer.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-10Clinical Trial Update: Liposomal Paclitaxel Combined Nedaplatin in Treatment of Advanced or Recurrent Esophageal Carcinoma [Phase 2]
Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating liposomal paclitaxel plus nedaplatin in advanced or recurrent esophageal cancer has completed, with the up…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-10Clinical Trial Update: Study of D-Methadone in Patients With Chronic Pain [Phase 1, Phase 2]
A Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating D-Methadone in patients with chronic pain and various cancers has completed enrollment with results po…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-04Clinical Trial Update: Feasibility, Safety and QoL After Merendino Procedure
Completed clinical trial evaluating feasibility, safety, and quality of life after the Merendino procedure for distal esophagus or gastroeso…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-08-03Clinical Trial Update: T Cell Receptor-transduced T Cells Targeting NY-ESO-1 for Treatment of Patients With NY-ESO-1- Expressing Malignancies [Phase 1]
Phase 1 study of T cell receptor-transduced T cells targeting NY-ESO-1 in patients with NY-ESO-1-expressing malignancies to assess safety an…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-07-14Clinical Trial Update: Docetaxel and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Stomach [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial evaluating the combination of docetaxel and irinotecan in patients with advanced esophageal or gastric cancer has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-07-14Clinical Trial Update: Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Stomach [Phase 2]
Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating irinotecan in patients with advanced gastric cancer and esophageal cancer has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-07-12Clinical Trial Update: The Effect of Chemotherapy and Surgery for Cancer on Exercise Capacity
A completed clinical trial evaluated how chemotherapy and surgery for esophageal, gastric, and duodenal cancers affect patients' exercise ca…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2016-07-11Clinical Trial Update: Permission to Collect Blood Over Time for Research
A terminated Stanford clinical trial update describes permission to collect blood samples over time for research in pancreatic cancer and ot…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2016-07-06Clinical Trial Update: Quality of Life Assessment of Patients Receiving Treatment for Esophageal Cancer [Companion to CALGB-9781]
This document reports quality-of-life assessments from patients receiving treatment for esophageal cancer. It is a companion update to CALGB…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-07-04Clinical Trial Update: Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus [Phase 3]
A Phase 3 trial evaluating whether adding chemotherapy and radiation to surgery improves outcomes for esophageal cancer; the study has compl…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-06-21Clinical Trial Update: Sunitinib, Irinotecan, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin In Treating Patients With Advanced Stomach Cancer or Gastroesophageal Cancer [Phase 1]
A Phase 1 trial of sunitinib, irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin in advanced gastric and esophageal cancers has been terminated.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-05-30Clinical Trial Update: Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, Cetuximab, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery [Phase 1, Phase 2]
A completed Phase 1/2 trial evaluating a multimodal regimen of fluorouracil, cisplatin, cetuximab, and radiation therapy for resectable esop…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-05-26Clinical Trial Update: Study of Additive Omega-3 Fish Oil to Palliative Chemotherapy to Treat Oesophagogastric Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial assessing adding omega-3 fish oil to palliative chemotherapy for esophageal and gastric cancer; the study status is terminated…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2016-05-24Clinical Trial Update: Autologous Tumor Tissue Antigen-sensitized DC-CIK Cells Combined With Chemotherapy for Esophageal Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating autologous tumor tissue antigen-sensitized dendritic cell-cytokine-induced killer (DC-CIK) cells in combin…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS withdrawal · 2016-05-13Clinical Trial Update: MRI Iron Oxide Imaging for Lymph Node Staging in Esophageal Cancer [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial of MRI iron oxide imaging for lymph node staging in esophageal cancer has been withdrawn.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS withdrawal · 2016-05-04Clinical Trial Update: Efficacy Study on the Transfer of Adenovirus With the CD40 Ligand Gene (AdcuCD40L) to Patients With Esophageal Carcinoma [Phase 1, Phase 2]
A Phase 1/2 trial investigating AdcuCD40L (an adenovirus carrying the CD40 ligand gene) for esophageal cancer has been withdrawn.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS withdrawal · 2016-05-03Clinical Trial Update: Safety Study on the Transfer of the CD40 Ligand Gene (AdcuCD40L) to Patients With Esophageal Carcinoma [Phase 1]
A Phase 1 safety study evaluating transfer of the CD40 ligand gene (AdcuCD40L) to patients with esophageal cancer was withdrawn.