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NCT02647125

A Phase II Study of Comparing Huachansu Combination With Thoracic Radiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy Alone For Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Completed Phase 2 Last updated 23 November 2024
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing Huachansu in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in 126 participants. Completed in 1 December 2022.

Timeline
1 September 2015
Primary endpoint
1 September 2022
1 December 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsorFudan University
PhasePhase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment126
Start date1 September 2015
Primary completion1 September 2022
Estimated completion1 December 2022
Sites1 location across China

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Fudan University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

What's being measured

Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.

Sponsor's own description

This primary objective of the trial is to study whether the local control of Huachansu plus thoracic radiotherapy is better compared to thoracic radiotherapy alone for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. It's a phase II study, 134 patients are expected to be recruited into the trial.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. From Animal Poisons and Venoms to Medicines: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives in Drug Discovery.
    Bordon KCF, Cologna CT, Fornari-Baldo EC, Pinheiro-Júnior EL, et al · · 2020 · cited 193× · PMID 32848750 · DOI 10.3389/fphar.2020.01132
  2. Cardiac glycosides: Looking beyond heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
    Omole JG, Udom GJ, Aturamu A, Agbana RD, et al · · 2025 · cited 4× · PMID 40324829 · DOI 10.4103/ijp.ijp_934_24
  3. Phase II trial of radiotherapy plus Huachansu in elderly or chemotherapy-ineligible patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
    Liu Q, Shen J, Chen Y, Zhou J, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41021440 · DOI 10.1093/oncolo/oyaf325

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