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Thymidylate Synthase Polymorphisms as a Predictor of Toxicity to 5-Fluorouracil Based Chemotherapy in Stage III Colon Cancer

NCT00131599 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2017-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cancer of the colon and rectum are the third most common cancers in Canadian males and females. The initial therapy of colorectal cancer is surgery to remove the cancer and nearby lymph glands. If the cancer has spread to the lymph glands there is a high chance that the cancer will come back. To reduce the risk of the cancer recurring, patients are treated with an anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU) in combination with a vitamin leucovorin (LV). This study will determine if a simple blood test can predict which patients are at risk for developing side effects from this chemotherapy. In addition, participants of this study will be followed to determine if this same blood test will predict which patients will have their cancer relapse.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

5FU/LV

5FU/LV

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AHS Cancer Control Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Sawyer, MD · AHS Cancer Control Alberta

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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