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Brief Title: Metformin in Combined With Cisplatin Plus Paclitaxel With Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ECMTPneo)
Official Title: Metformin in Combined With Cisplatin Plus Paclitaxel as Neoadjuvant Therapy With Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)
Study ID: NCT03833466
Brief Summary: This is an open-label phase II trial investigating the effect of metformin in combined with cisplatin plus paclitaxel as neoadjuvant therapy with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Detailed Description: In this prospective phase II study, eligible patients are received cisplatin plus paclitaxel for 2-4 cycles combined with metformin orally. The investigators aim to compare the tumor metabolic pathway and tumor microenvironment of pre-chemotherapy endoscopic biopsy samples and post-chemotherapy surgical resection samples.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Peking Universtiy Cancer Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Name: Zhihao Lu, MD
Affiliation: Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR