Clinical Trials for Esophageal Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov — U.S. National Library of Medicine — A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain).

This page lists clinical trials related to Esophageal Cancer from the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial Summary

• Total studies: 50
• Recruiting: 34
• Active, not recruiting: 9
• Completed: 0
• Other: 7

Results are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current information available from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Recruiting Trials

NCT00242723 — Evaluation of Cell Changes in Blood and Tissue in Cancers of the Lung, Esophagus and Lung Lining

Background:

• Chromatin is is the structural building block of a chromosome. It is found inside the nucleus of the cell and consists of a complex of DNA and protein.
• Cancers of the lung, pleura (lung lining) and esophagus show profound changes in chromatin structure that may affect the course of disease in patients.
• A better understanding of these diseases and the genetic changes associate…

NCT04389632 — A Study of Sigvotatug Vedotin in Advanced Solid Tumors

This trial will look at a drug called sigvotatug vedotin (SGN-B6A) alone and with pembrolizumab, with or without chemotherapy, to find out whether it is safe for people who have solid tumors. It will study sigvotatug vedotin to find out what its side effects are. A side effect is anything the drug does besides treating cancer. It will also study whether sigvotatug vedotin works to treat solid t…

NCT04867590 — A Study Comparing the Effectiveness of EndoRotor Versus Radiofrequency in Treating Barrett’s Esophagus

Barrett Esophagus is a common pathology, with an estimated prevalence of 1.6% at risk of progression to precancerous mucosa (low to high grade dysplasia). The incidence of adenocarcinoma on BE is 0.5% per year. In the event of dysplasia or cancer in situ, it is currently recommended at international and particularly European level to eradicate BE. The treatment techniques used to date carry out…

NCT05183126 — Pharmacokinetic Study of Skeletal Muscle Area-based Paclitaxel Infusion in Patients With Cancer

The primary objective of this pharmacokinetics study is to compare the maximum concentration level of paclitaxel in patients with low/sarcopenic skeletal muscle area (SMA), at the end of a 2-3 hour paclitaxel infusion, to the maximum level in patients with normal SMA at the end of a standard 1-hour infusion with the goal of determining whether lengthening the infusion in patients with low/sarco…

NCT05334069 — Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

This study collects blood and tissue samples from patients with cancer and without cancer to evaluate tests for early cancer detection. Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from patients with and without cancer to study in the laboratory may help researchers develop tests for the early detection of cancers.

NCT05530343 — Seattle Biopsy Protocol Versus Wide-Area Transepithelial Sampling in Patients With Barrett’s Esophagus Undergoing Surveillance

The purpose of this research study is to learn about the best approach to sample patients with known or suspected Barrett’s esophagus (BE) by comparing the standard Seattle biopsy protocol to sampling using wide area transepithelial sampling (WATS3D).

Barrett’s esophagus is a common condition that is used to spot patients at increased risk of developing a type of cancer in the esophagus (swall…

NCT05581004 — A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of Enzelkitug as a Single Agent and in Combination With Checkpoint Inhibitor in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

This is a first-in-human study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and anti-tumor activity of enzelkitug when administered as a single agent and in combination with atezolizumab or pembrolizumab in adult participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), melanoma, tr…

NCT05677490 — mFOLFIRINOX Versus mFOLFOX With or Without Nivolumab for the Treatment of Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic HER2 Negative Esophageal, Gastroesophageal Junction, and Gastric Adenocarcinoma

This phase III trial compares the effect of modified fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (mFOLFIRINOX) to modified fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX) for the treatment of advanced, unresectable, or metastatic HER2 negative esophageal, gastroesophageal junction, and gastric adenocarcinoma. The usual approach for patients is treatment with FOLFOX…

NCT05496998 — Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation - APOLLO-EU Trial

Evaluate the safety and efficacy of Medtronic Intrepid™ TMVR TF System in patients with moderate-to-severe or severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation, or moderate symptomatic mitral regurgitation combined with mitral stenosis in the presence of MAC who, by agreement of the local site multidisciplinary heart team experienced in mitral valve therapies, are unsuitable for treatment with approved t…

NCT06123338 — A Study of Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in People With Esophagogastric Cancer

The purpose of this study to find out whether adding trastuzumab and pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy is an effective treatment for resectable HER2+ esophagogastric cancer.

NCT07224750 — A Noninvasive and Screening miRNA Signature for Gastrointestinal Cancer

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers remain a major global health burden, largely due to the lack of effective and accessible early screening strategies. Current diagnostic approaches-including endoscopy, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-are either invasive, resource-intensive, or insufficiently sensitive for detecting early-stage disease, and are therefore not suitable f…

NCT06203600 — Adding Nivolumab to Usual Treatment for People With Advanced Stomach or Esophageal Cancer, PARAMUNE Trial

This phase II/III trial compares the addition of nivolumab to the usual treatment of paclitaxel and ramucirumab to paclitaxel and ramucirumab alone in treating patients with gastric or esophageal adenocarcinoma that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certa…

NCT06465069 — A Study of LY4052031 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer or Other Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the study drug, LY4052031, is safe, tolerable and effective in participants with advanced, or metastatic solid tumors including urothelial cancer. The study is conducted in two parts - phase Ia (dose-escalation, dose-optimization) and phase Ib (dose-expansion). The study will last up to approximately 4 years.

NCT06445972 — Substudy 06D: Combination Therapies in Second Line (2L) Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-06D/Keymaker-U06)

This is a phase 1/2 multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK-2870) plus paclitaxel versus ramucirumab plus paclitaxel, and HER3-DXD plus ramucirumab versus ramucirumab plus paclitaxel for the treatment of participants with advanced or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma…

NCT06535607 — Study of Volrustomig as Monotherapy or in Combination With Anti- Cancer Agents in Participants With Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

eVOLVE-02 study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of volrustomig as monotherapy or in combination with anti-cancer agents in participants with advanced/metastatic solid tumors.

NCT07266363 — Integrated Cf-miRNA and Exosomal miRNA Signature for Early Detection of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains a highly lethal cancer worldwide, largely due to late diagnosis. Current screening methods such as upper endoscopy are invasive, operator-dependent, and limited in their ability to detect early-stage lesions.

To address this clinical need, the SYNERGY study seeks to develop a non-invasive, blood-based biomarker assay that integrates cell-free m…

NCT06760819 — A Study to Learn More About How Well Treatment With Sevabertinib (BAY 2927088) Tablets Works and How Safe it is in Participants Who Have a Solid Tumor With Mutations of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people who have solid tumors with HER2-activating mutations. Before a treatment can be approved for people to take, researchers do clinical trials to better understand its safety and how it works.

In this trial, the researchers want to learn how well BAY2927088 (sevabertinib) works in people with different types of solid tumors with HER2 mutati…

NCT07675967 — Clonal Hematopoiesis Chemotherapy and Radiation Effects Study

The goal of the Clonal Hematopoiesis Chemotherapy and Radiation Effects (CH CARE) Study is to understand how the presence or absence of clonal hematopoiesis (CH) influences outcomes in people receiving chemotherapy and radiation for solid cancers.

The study will collect biospecimens and clinical information. These data will be used to define clinical and molecular features that predict the pre…

NCT06710756 — Lead-212 PSV359 Therapy for Patients With Solid Tumors

Phase I/IIa image-guided, alpha-particle therapy study of [203Pb]Pb-PSV359 and [212Pb]Pb-PSV359 in patients with solid tumors that are known to be Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP)-positive.

NCT07063901 — Multimodal Deep Learning for Predicting Treatment Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Esophageal Cancer

This observational study aims to investigate a clinical cohort of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy. By integrating multimodal clinical data-including demographic characteristics, medical history, imaging studies, pathological findings, and laboratory tests-and employing deep learning algorithms, the study seeks to develop predictive mode…

NCT06995898 — The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer

The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomized controlled trial. An MCD test measures markers in the blood in order to screen for multiple cancers simultaneously. There is a need to understand how MCDs may work as cancer screening tools. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the burden o…

NCT06780111 — Substudy 06E: Umbrella Study of Combination Therapies in Esophageal Cancer (MK-3475-06E/KEYMAKER-U06)

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). ESCC is a type of cancer that starts in certain cells that line the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that connects the throat to the stomach. This study will look at ESCC that is either locally advanced unresectable, which means it has spread into tissue near where it started and cannot be completely re…

NCT07114601 — A Study of LY4257496 in Participants With Cancer (OMNIRAY)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, tolerability, and efficacy of LY4257496 alone and as part of relevant standard of care (SOC) combination therapy in participants with Gastrin-releasing Peptide Receptor (GRPR)-positive advanced cancer, including but not limited to breast, colorectal, prostate, endometrial, esophageal, gastroesophageal (GE) junction, and gastric cancer. The s…

NCT07213791 — A Study of LY4337713 in Participants With FAP-Positive Solid Tumors

This is a study of LY4337713 in participants with certain types of cancer that is advanced or has spread. Participants must have cancer with high levels of a protein called fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, side effects, and efficacy of LY4337713. In addition, this study will evaluate how much LY4337713 gets into the bloodstream, how it is bro…

NCT07217171 — A Study Evaluating the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of EVOLVE104 in Participants With Advanced Urothelial and Squamous Cell Carcinomas

The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of EVOLVE104 in participants with advanced urothelial and squamous cell carcinomas who have previously taken standard treatment options, have declined or have been ineligible for treatment with these medications. Participants with advanced or metastatic cancer who meet all eligibility criteria may be eligible to participate in t…

NCT07431281 — Sonesitatug Vedotin in Combination With Capecitabine With or Without Rilvegostomig in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Expressing Claudin18.2

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sonesitatug vedotin in combination with capecitabine with or without rilvegostomig in first-line (1L) Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

NCT07059884 — Distance-Based Exercise to Preserve Function and Prevent Disability

This clinical trial studies whether an exercise program can be successfully delivered to patients receiving treatment for cancer through virtual sessions and allow patients to exercise in their own home. Treatments for cancer can cause side effects such as fatigue and loss of strength. These side effects can make it difficult to work, take care of family, and do other things the patient wants t…

NCT07367516 — Clinical Trial Evaluating TQB6411 Injection in Participant s With Esophageal Cancer

The Phase Ib stage of this study primarily aims to evaluate the tolerance and safety of TQB6411 Injection in participants with recurrent or metastatic Esophageal cancer who have previously failed treatment with PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies combined with platinum-based chemotherapy. The Phase II stage primarily aims to evaluate the efficacy of TQB6411 Injection in this same participants popu…

NCT07283939 — Studying the PAGODA Algorithm for Chemotherapy Dose Changes to Prevent Unplanned Treatment Delays

This study seeks to learn whether using the PAGODA algorithm to guide chemotherapy dosing will lower the chance of unplanned delays during chemotherapy for cancer in the gastrointestinal system compared to usual care.

NCT07277413 — A Study of IDE892 as Monotherapy and Combination in MTAP-deleted Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter clinical study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of IDE892 as monotherapy and in combination with other agents including IDE397 in participants with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-deleted advanced solid tumors within indications of interest.

NCT07405151 — A Clinical Trial of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan in People With Advanced Esophageal Cancer (MK-3475-06F)

The purpose of this trial is to assess if ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) can treat esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). I-DXd is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). An ADC attaches to a protein on cancer cells and delivers treatment to destroy those cells.

The goal of this trial is to learn how many participants who receive I-DXd have the cancer respond, which means the cancer gets smaller …

NCT07403136 — Becotatug Vedotin ± Anti-PD-1 in Pretreated Advanced ESCC

This study will test a new potential treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) for patients whose initial treatment has stopped working. Currently, the standard second-line treatment for this cancer is PD-1 inhibitors or chemotherapy alone, which is not very effective, allowing the cancer to grow again after just 1.6 to 3.4 months on average. Therefore, there is a strong nee…

NCT07488676 — A Study of ASP546C in Adults With Gastroesophageal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer or Other Solid Tumors

This study will help find the most suitable dose of ASP546C in people with gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, pancreatic cancer, and other specific solid tumors. GEJ is where the food pipe (esophagus) joins the stomach.

This study is in 2 parts. In both parts of the study, ASP546C will be given once in 3-week cycles. It will be given slowly through a tube into a vein. This…

NCT06824363 — ProofPrincip IntraTu TCells SinglDoseImmunCheckpoinInhib Gastro-Esophage Adenocarcinoma w/ARID1a Mu

This is a proof of principle clinical trial determining efficacy of single dose dualimmune checkpoint inhibitors to increase intra-tumoral T cells in esophageal, gastroesophageal junction, and gastric adenocarcinomas. These are subjects who have not previously been treated for their disease, who are willing to undergo biopsy procedures, who’s disease has not spread to other parts of the body, w…

Active, Not Recruiting

NCT01142388 — Paclitaxel With or Without Cixutumumab as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Esophageal Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

This randomized phase II trial studies how well paclitaxel with or without cixutumumab works in treating patients with esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing,…

NCT02465060 — Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial)

This phase II MATCH screening and multi-sub-trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myelomas that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and does not respond to treatment (refractory). Patients must have progressed following at leas…

NCT04400292 — Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Esophageal Cancer Using ICG Dye and NIR Imaging

The purpose of this study is to find out whether sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping with ICG dye and NIR imaging can be used to identify esophageal or esophagogastric junction cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. If SLN mapping is successful in these types of cancer, surgeons in the future could identify the sentinel lymph nodes and only remove these instead of removing all the lymph nodes…

NCT05329766 — A Safety and Efficacy Study of Treatment Combinations With and Without Chemotherapy in Adult Participants With Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary clinical activity of treatment combinations with and without chemotherapy in participants with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric, GEJ, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Chemotherapy will consist of FOLFOX (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, fluorouracil).

NCT05891171 — Study of AB598 Monotherapy and Combination Therapy in Participants With Advanced Cancers

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of AB598 in participants with advanced malignancies.

NCT06165380 — Cardenilimab Combined With Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this trial is to test the efficacy and safety of cardenilimab combined with chemotherapy in the conversion therapy of locally advanced unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

type of study: clinical trial

NCT07023731 — A Study to Evaluate ARV-806 in Adults With Advanced Cancer That Has the KRAS G12D Mutation

This is a study to evaluate the safety and potential anti-tumor activity of an investigational agent called ARV-806 in Adults with Advanced Cancer having a specific Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutation. This is an open-label study which means that participants and study staff will know that all participants will receive ARV-806.

Researchers think that ARV-806 can work by …

NCT07118176 — Determining the Biodistribution of an Imaging Tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) in Patients With Solid Tumors or Hematologic Cancers

This phase I trial is evaluating a new imaging tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) with positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) to determine where and to which degree the tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) accumulates in normal and cancer tissues (the biodistribution) in patients with solid tumors or hematologic (blood) cancers. PET is an established imaging technique that utilizes small amounts of ra…

NCT07682376 — Low-Dose Radiotherapy With Retlirafusp Alfa and Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant low-dose radiotherapy combined with Retlirafusp alfa and chemotherapy in the treatment of resectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Not Yet Recruiting

NCT07688291 — A Phase II Study of PD-1/IL-2α-bias Bispecific Antibody Fusion Protein Monotherapy in Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Failure of Prior ICI Plus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

Effective later-line treatment options remain an unmet medical need for patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) whose disease has progressed after prior immunotherapy, particularly given the widespread use of immunotherapy in the first-line setting. This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PD-1/IL-2α-bias bispecific antibody fusion protein monothera…

NCT07685938 — Pharmacologic Therapies to Mitigate Radiation- Associated Heart Disease

Radiation therapy is an essential treatment for tumors in the chest area, including breast, lung, esophageal, mediastinal cancers, and spine metastases. Although technical advances have reduced treatment-related illness and death, radiation exposure to the heart can still cause substantial rates of radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) among survivors.

For example, about 21% of non-small cell…

NCT07678580 — Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiotherapy Plus Tislelizumab and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiotherapy Followed by Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma This is a prospective, randomized, two-arm, parallel-group, multicenter, exploratory Phase II clinical trial. It aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant short-course radiotherapy followed by tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy in…

NCT07689292 — Sac-TMT Combined With Fruquintinib as Second-Line Treatment in Patients With Advanced Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

This is a phase 2 multicenter study that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of sacituzumab tirumotecan (Sac-TMT) plus fruquintinib for the treatment of participants with locally advanced or metastatic gastric (G) or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma who have failed 1 prior line of therapy.

NCT07686926 — Becotatug Vedotin Plus Tislelizumab and Low-Dose Lenvatinib for Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Phase II

Immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy has become the first-line standard of care for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), significantly improving patient survival. However, with the widespread adoption of first-line immunotherapy, most patients eventually develop immune resistance. After first-line treatment failure, there is currently no established standard effective therapy…

NCT07517211 — A Prospective Study of Physical Function in Adults Who Receive Systemic Therapy for Stage I-III Gastroesophageal Cancer, FAST-GO Study

This study evaluates how the treatment for gastroesophageal cancer affects physical function in patients who receive chemotherapy as part of their treatment for gastroesophageal cancer.

Other (Terminated)

NCT06585488 — A First-in-human Study of BGB-53038, a Pan-KRAS Inhibitor, Alone or in Combinations in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors With KRAS Mutations or Amplification

This is a first-in-human (FIH), open-label, multicenter, dose escalation and dose expansion study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, and preliminary antitumor activity of BGB-53038 as monotherapy in participants with advanced or metastatic solid tumors harboring KRAS mutations or amplification, as well as when used in combination with tislelizumab (al…