Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:34 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:34 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04229459
Brief Summary:
This is a phase II, open label, two-centered study for evaluation of the addition of nivolumab and cetuximab after chemoradiation as a neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. Subjects must have received no prior treatment for esophageal cancer (chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery) and no prior treatment with checkpoint inhibitors.
Eligible subjects will receive induction chemotherapy with cetuximab for a period of 4 weeks, chemoradiation with cetuximab for a period of 6 weeks, 3 cycles of immunotherapy (nivolumab + cetuximab) for a period of 6 weeks, and will undergo surgery at the end of the treatment.
Study:
NCT04229459
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04229459