Study #2019-1253
A Pilot Trial of Pembrolizumab Plus Chemoradiotherapy in Participants with Unresectable Gastroesophageal Cancer
MD Anderson Study Status
Not Accepting
Treatment Agent
Docetaxel, Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, Pembrolizumab
Description
This phase I trial investigates how well pembrolizumab and chemoradiotherapy works in treating patients with gastroesophageal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and docetaxel work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy photons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving pembrolizumab together with chemoradiotherapy may help to control gastroesophageal cancer.
Resources and Links
Phone Number: 1-877-MDA-6789
Information and next steps
Disease:
Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Localized Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Pathologic Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Study phase:
Phase I
Physician name:
Jaffer Ajani
Department:
Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology
For general questions about clinical trials:
1-833-802-0471
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