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. 2019 Sep 18;50(1):12–20. doi: 10.1007/s00595-019-01878-7

Table 2.

Clinical trials of multidisciplinary treatment strategy for locally advanced resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma

Study name (year) Histologic subtypea Treatment armsb Main resultsc P value
OEO2 (2002) SCC, AC

Surgery alone

CF + surgery

5-year OS 17%

5-year OS 23%

0.03
MAGIC (2006) Esophagogastric AC

Surgery alone

ECF + surgery + ECF

5-year OS 23%

5-year OS 36%

0.009

FNCLCC-FFCD

9703 (2011)

Esophagogastric AC

Surgery alone

CF + surgery (+CF)

5-year OS 24%

5-year OS 38%

0.02
CROSS (2012) SCC, AC

Surgery alone

CRT + surgery

Median OS 24.0 M

Median OS 49.4 M

0.003
FLOT4 (2017) Esophagogastric AC

ECF or ECX + surgery + ECF or ECX

FLOT + surgery + FLOT

Median OS 35 M

Median OS 50 M

0.012
Neo-AEGIS (ongoing) Esophagogastric AC

CRT + surgery (CROSS)

Peri CT (ECF, ECX, EOF, EOX)

ESOPEC (ongoing) Esophagogastric AC

CRT + surgery (CROSS)

FLOT + surgery + FLOT

TOPGEAR (ongoing) Esophagogastric AC

Peri CT (ECF/ECX)

Peri CRT (ECF + CRT + surgery + ECF/ECX)

aSCC squamous cell carcinoma, AC adenocarcinoma

bCF cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil, ECF epirubicin + cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil, CRT chemoradiotherapy, ECX epirubicin + cisplatin + xeloda, FLOT 5-fluorouracil + leucovorin + oxaliplatin + taxotere, DCF docetaxel + cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil, Peri CT perioperative chemotherapy

cDFS disease-free survival, OS overall survival