Oesophageal cancer
Results
Phase 3
This trial compared 2 standard treatments for cancer of the food pipe (oesophagus). The 2 treatments were:
chemotherapy before and after surgery
chemotherapy and radiotherapy together (chemoradiotherapy) before surgery
It was for people with cancer of the:
oesophagus (food pipe)
area where oesophagus joins the stomach (gastro oesophageal junction)
In the UK, this trial was supported by Cancer Research UK. It was open for people to join between 2013 and 2020. The team published the results in 2023.
Recruitment start: 24 January 2013
Recruitment end: 23 December 2020
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Professor Shaun Preston
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Trials Ireland
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)
French National Cancer Institute
Health Research Board Ireland
Irish Cancer Society, Oesophageal Cancer Fund
NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer
Southampton Clinical Trials Unit
This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/14/017.
Last reviewed: 11 May 2025
CRUK internal database number: 12058
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