New hope for inoperable esophageal cancer? drug combo trial underway

NCT ID NCT06281886

Summary

This study is testing whether adding a drug called apatinib to standard cancer treatment helps people with advanced esophageal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. About 170 participants will be randomly assigned to receive the standard treatment alone or the standard treatment plus apatinib. The main goal is to see if the new combination helps keep the cancer from growing for a longer period of time.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Sun yat-sen University Cancer Center

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

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