Brachytherapy With Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy: Guided HDR Trial in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Recruiting
Phase 2
Interventional Study
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 85
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy can improve outcomes in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who have already received external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), chemotherapy, and the immune therapy drug nivolumab.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does HDR brachytherapy reduce the chance of the cancer…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age of 18-85 years, with ECOG performance 0-2.
* Locally-advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with clinical stage III, IVA with biopsy proven.
* Prior treatment with EBRT (40-50.4 Gy in 20-28 fractions) and platinum + fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy, with residual or prog…
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