We’re committed to our mission of finding new treatments that may help improve the lives of people with cancerCancerAbnormal cells that grow out of control [may invade other tissues and may spread into other parts of the body]; Also called malignancy.. Our clinical trials for esophageal cancer study investigational medications alone, or in combination with other study medications, or standard of careStandard of care (Standard Treatment)Accepted or approved treatment for a condition (disease or illness); treatment usually given to people for a condition (disease or illness) at the time; the treatment for a condition that is accepted and widely used by health care professionals at the time therapy. We perform these trials to see if they can help prevent, find, or treat cancer.

Esophagus cancer is sometimes called esophageal carcinomaCarcinomaCancer in cells that line the organs (like skin, lungs, digestive tract). It begins growth in the mucosaMucosaThe lining of organs, body parts or cavities, such as the nose, mouth, lungs, and stomach. Glands in the mucosa make mucus (a thick, slippery fluid); Also called mucous membrane layer of the esophagus. When it spreads, it passes through the submucosa and muscle layer.

Esophagogastric junction carcinoma is a cancer that starts where the esophagus connects to the stomach.

The most common types of esophageal cancer are adenocarcinoma and squamous cell.