Patient description: A 3-day-old Asian female infant presents with jaundice that started a day ago. She was born at 38w3d of gestation, after an uncomplicated pregnancy. The family history is unremarkable. The baby is breastfed. Vital signs are reported as: axillary temperature: 36.3°C, heart rate: 154 beats/min, respiratory rate: 37 breaths/min, and blood pressure: 65/33 mm Hg. Her weight is 3.2 kg, length is 53 cm, and head circumference 36 cm. Her sclera are yellow and her body is icteric. No murmurs or any other abnormalities are detected in the heart and lung auscultation. Her liver and spleen are normal on palpation. Laboratory results are as follows: Serum total bilirubin: 21.02 mg/dL Direct bilirubin of 2.04 mg/dL AST: 37 U/L ALT: 20 U/L GGT: 745 U/L Alkaline phosphatase: 531 U/L Creatinine: 0.3 mg/dL Urea: 29 mg/dL Na: 147 mEq/L K: 4.5 mEq/L CRP: 3 mg/L Complete blood cell count within the normal range. She is diagnosed with uncomplicated neonatal jaundice that may require phototherapy.

Clinical trial eligibility criteria: eligible ages (years): 18.0-999.0,  Esophageal Cancer Histologically documented adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus or gastroesophageal junction that are staged as T1b using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or from a large biopsy (either # 1 or #2 can be met for eligibility). 2. Patients who undergo a diagnostic Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) and have a diagnosis of T1b stage established. 3. Performance score Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) 80-100. 4. Patients should be surgical candidates for esophagectomy and should have no contraindications for chemotherapy or radiation. 5. Negative pregnancy test for women of child bearing potential. They must agree to adequate contraception. 6. Complete blood count (CBC) and complete metabolic panel (chemo-14: Glucose, Calcium, Albumin, Total Protein, Sodium, Potassium, CO2, Chloride, Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Alkaline Phosphatase, ALT (SGPT), AST (SGOT), and Bilirubin) to assess adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic functioning will be obtained. The values are as follows: Adequate hematologic (White Blood Count (WBC) >2,500/uL, platelets > 75,000/uL), renal (creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min), and liver function (bilirubin <=1.5 fold the upper limit of normal and liver enzymes < 3 fold the upper limit of normal). 7. Based on the risk factors and propensity of lymph node metastasis (LNM) and poorer survivals seen in retrospective studies as discussed in the introduction, only patients with any one (1) of high risk features such as LVI, tumors >1.2 cm, and high grade will be enrolled (Grade is the pathologic term defining the degree of differentiation. Grade 1 is well differentiated, Grade 2 is moderately differentiated, and Grade 3 is poorly differentiated)  Prior radiation to the chest 2. Previous or concomitant cancers other than 1) curatively treated carcinoma in situ of cervix, basal cell of the skin, curative treatment for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, and early stage cancers at another non-overlapping site that was treated more than 3 years ago for cure. 3. Pregnant or breast-feeding females 4. Clinically significant uncontrolled major cardiac, respiratory, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal or hematologic disease but not limited to: a) active uncontrolled infection b) Symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina, or cardiac dysrrhythmia not controlled by pacer device c) no myocardial infarction within 3 months of registration 5. Known hypersensitivity to docetaxel, 5-fluorouracil, polysorbate-80, or any component of the formulation