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Neoadjuvant Celecoxib and Capecitabine Combined With Pelvic Irradiation in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Adenocarcinoma (Cancer) of the Rectum

NCT00081224 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2016-12-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Celecoxib may also make tumor cells more sensitive to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Giving celecoxib with capecitabine and radiation therapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving neoadjuvant celecoxib together with capecitabine and pelvic irradiation works in treating patients with stage II or stage III adenocarcinoma (cancer) of the rectum.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

capecitabine

DRUG

celecoxib

RADIATION

radiation therapy

PROCEDURE

surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frank Sinicrope, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-31
Primary Completion
2006-02-28
Completion
2010-11-30

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