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Brief Title: The Efficacy and Safety of Caffeic Acid for Esophageal Cancer
Official Title: Caffeic Acid for Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: A Randomized, Double-blind, and Multicenter Trial in Chinese Patients
Study ID: NCT03070262
Brief Summary: Caffeic acid can target inhibit GASC1 (gene amplified in squamous cell carcinoma 1, also known as KDM4C and JMJD2C) expression and GASC1 is confirmed to be a new oncogene in several cancers including esophageal cancer. This study aims to investigate the efficiency and safety of coffeic acid in chinese advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC).
Detailed Description: Background: More than half of global esophageal cancer cases came from China.80 percentage patients were diagnosed with advanced disease and suffered from the poor outcome.With the development of target therapy among cancers,the overall survival and life quality of patients has been continuous improved recently.However,there had little reports focusing on target therapy in esophageal cancer . Caffeic acid as an ordinary drug is used for thrombocytopenia when patient received chemotherapy. Newly studies shown caffeic acid can target inhibit GASC1 expression, and GASC1 is confirmed to be a new oncogene in esophageal cancer. Aim: to investigate the efficiency and safety of caffeic acid in chinese advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer. Methods: 240 advanced ESCC patients will be randomized to two arms: Arm A (receiving coffeic acid treatment) or Arm B (placebo group). In Arm A, patients will receive coffeic acid treatment: 300mg, tid, po, continue to progress disease (PD) or die or the intolerant adverse events; in Arm B, the same shape placebo tablets will be deliveried to patients. 1 years follow-up for both groups patients.Patients in both arms can receive any other ways of anti cancer therapy in the same time. Primary endpoints: OS Second endpoints: PFS
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
The Clinical Medical College, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
Name: Shegan Gao, PhD
Affiliation: The Clinical Medical College, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Science and Technology
Role: STUDY_CHAIR