scholarly journals Neoadjuvant nimotuzumab plus chemoradiotherapy compared to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Oncotarget ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (40) ◽  
pp. 4069-4078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongshun Chen ◽  
Xiaoyuan Wu ◽  
Daxuan Hao ◽  
Xinyu Cheng ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 91-91
Author(s):  
Daxuan Hao ◽  
Xue Li ◽  
Yuanyuan Yang ◽  
Yougai Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyuan Wu ◽  
...  

91 Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) combined with surgery has been recommended as the standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer in western countries. However, in clinical practice, neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nCT), rather than nCRT, is preferred for a large cohort of patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) for fear of increasing the odds of postoperative morbidity in China. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of nCRT and nCT in terms of postoperative morbidity, tumor pathology and survival in patients with locally advanced ESCC. Methods: A total of 111 patients with locally advanced ESCC (T2-4N0-1M0) received neoadjuvant treatment at our institution from January 2009 through January 2014.Among these patients, 53 cases received one cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with concurrent radiotherapy while the remaining 58 cases received two cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy only before surgery. Results: pCR was observed in 15 patients in nCRT group (28.3%) and 8 patients in nCT group (13.8%, P= 0.060). Postoperative morbidity was 32.1% in nCRT group and 37.9% in nCT group (P= 0.660). Disease-free survival rates at 1, 2, 3 years were 73.1%, 66.7%, 53.6% in nCRT group and 73.7%, 60.4%, 52.2% in nCT group (P= 0.848). Overall survival rates at 1, 2, 3 years were 88.5%, 78.0%, 59.5% in nCRT group and 89.5%,72.9% and 56.2% in nCT group(P= 0.749). No significant differences were found in recurrence rate between two groups (P= 0.836). Conclusions: Neoadjuvant CRT may achieve higher pCR rate than neoadjuvant CT without increasing the odds of postoperative morbidity. Both neoadjuvant CRT and CT can prolong survival in patients with locally advanced ESCC. Further study is needed to prove which one is better.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 130-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kojima ◽  
Jun Hashimoto ◽  
Ken Kato ◽  
Yoshinori Ito ◽  
Hiroyasu Igaki ◽  
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130 Background: Based on the JCOG 9907 trial results, neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin (CDDP) plus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is considered a standard treatment for stage II/III esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in Japan. However, patient survival remains unsatisfactory. We conducted a feasibility study of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NeoCRT) with CDDP plus 5-FU and elective nodal irradiation for stage II/III ESCC. Methods: Eligibility criteria included clinical stage II/III (UICC 6th, non-T4) ESCC, PS 0-1, and age 20–75 years. Chemotherapy consisted of 2 courses of 5-FU infusion (1000 mg/m2, days 1–4) and a 2-h CDDP infusion (75 mg/m2, day 1), with a 4-week interval. Radiotherapy was concurrently administered to a total 41.4 Gy in 23 fractions for primary tumor, metastatic lymph nodes and regional lymph nodes. After completion of CRT, transthoracic esophagectomy with extensive lymphadenectomy (>D2) was performed. The primary endpoint was the completion rate of NeoCRT and R0 resection. Results: From July 2010 to June 2011, 33 patients were enrolled, including 2 ineligibles. In 31 eligible patients, the median age was 63 years (range, 40–73); male/female: 28/3; PS0/1: 19/12; cStage IIA/IIB/III: 2/10/19. During CRT, the most common grade 3 or 4 toxicities were leukopenia (65%), neutropenia (65%), anemia (13%), thrombocytopenia (13%), febrile neutropenia (13%), anorexia (16%), esophagitis (16%), and hyponatremia (16%). In total, 31 patients (100%) underwent CRT and 25 (81%) underwent surgery; 1 patient (3%) did not undergo surgery due to disease progression, and the other 5 patients (16%) are scheduled for surgery. Among patients who underwent surgery, there was 1 treatment-related death, and the incidence of operative morbidity was similar to that in previous studies. According to RECIST, the overall response rate was 63% after CRT completion. Pathological complete response was achieved in 11 patients (44%) who underwent esophagectomy. Conclusions: NeoCRT was well tolerated and appears to be highly promising. The randomized controlled trial compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy is needed and will be started.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4042-4042
Author(s):  
Ta-Chen Huang ◽  
Chia-Chi Lin ◽  
Kai-Yuan Tzen ◽  
Yun-Chun Wu ◽  
Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng ◽  
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4042 Background: The optimal use of the metabolic tumor response measured by 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the treatment of esophageal cancer is currently unknown. We launched a phase II clinical trial to evaluate the early metabolic response to one-cycle chemotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients, who subsequently received neoadjuvant chemoradiation (neo-CRT) followed by surgery. Methods: ESCC patients with stage T3 or N1M0 or M1a (AJCC, 6th edition) were enrolled to receive one-cycle chemotherapy, day 1 and 8 doses of paclitaxel, cisplatin, and 24-hour infusional 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin, followed by paclitaxel/cisplatin- based 40Gy neo-CRT and surgery. FDG-PET was performed at baseline and day 14 of the one-cycle chemotherapy. The primary endpoint is pathological complete response (pCR) to neo-CRT. We hypothesized that early PET responders, defined as > 35% reduction of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) from the baseline, would significantly improve pCR. Results: Between Feb 2008 and Mar 2012, 66 patients (M: F = 61: 5) were enrolled. Their clinical stages were: II or III, 56; IVA, 10. Forty seven received surgery. The pCR rate per surgical population was 34.0%. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for the whole study group was 16 months (95% CI 9-27) and 22 months (95% CI 16-40), respectively. A total of53 patients were evaluable for PET response. The early PET response was not associated with high pCR rate or better survivals. However, in an exploratory analysis, the post-chemotherapy SUVmax was an independent prognostic factor for pCR, PFS and OS. A predictive model for pCR composed of weight loss and the post-chemotherapy SUVmaxwas established with an AUC of 0.84. Conclusions: Our study failed to validate the predictive value of predefined early PET response to one-cycle chemotherapy for pCR to neo-CRT in locally advanced ESCC patients. However, the FDG-PET SUVmax after one-cycle chemotherapy may have prognostic and predictive significance, and may be explored in further studies. Clinical trial information: NCT01034332.


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