A Randomized Phase II Pilot Study Prospectively Evaluating Treatment for Patients Based on ERCC1(Excision Repair Cross-Complementing 1) for Advanced/Metastatic Esophageal, Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Cancer
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

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