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.
Description Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Description Module
Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:24 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:24 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02971956
Brief Summary:
This research study is studying a targeted therapy as a possible treatment for advanced esophageal cancer.
The study intervention involved in this study is:
-Pembrolizumab
Detailed Description:
This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug to learn whether the drug works in treating a specific disease. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied.
The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved Pembrolizumab for the participant specific disease but it has been approved for other uses.
Pembrolizumab, also known as KEYTRUDA or MK-3475, is approved in the USA and several other countries to treat other types of diseases.
The goal of this research study is to
-Evaluate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab in participants with advanced esophageal cancer that have not responded to standard treatment.
Study:
NCT02971956
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02971956