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Esophageal cancer clinical trials study investigational medications alone, or in combination with other study medications, or standard of care therapy.
Esophagus cancer is sometimes called esophageal carcinoma. It begins growth in the mucosa 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.
