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Induction Chemotherapy,Radiochemotherapy, Consolidation Chemotherapy in Preoperative Treatment of Rectal Cancer

NCT01489332 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2011-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The use of capecitabine based preoperative chemoradiation and adjuvant chemotherapy is standard treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. It has reduced local recurrence rate to less than 10%, but has only had limited effect on overall survival due to the constantly high (more than 30%) rate of distant metastasis.

Complete eradication of the primary tumour observed in the histopathological specimen (pathological complete response, pCR) correlates with a favourable overall prognosis so obtaining a pCR might be beneficial. The aim of the study is to investigate whether the addition of capecitabine based chemotherapy before preoperative chemoradiation and also before the operation improves pathological complete remission rate in locally advanced rectal cancer with acceptable toxicity. Secondary objectives are to evaluate pathological downstaging rate, histopathological R0 resection rate,sphincter preservation rate, perioperative surgical complication rate, local control, DFS, OS, late toxicity and quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

intensified preoperative chemotherapy

capecitabine 1250 mg/m² p.o. twice daily for 14 consecutive days, 7 days rest for one cycle; radiotherapy: 50.4 Gy to the pelvis (25x 1.8 Gy on days 1-33, excluding weekends) plus 5.4 Gy on days 36-38 as a boost to the primary tumour (3 fractions of 1.8 Gy).Three- dimensional CT planing and a four field box technique with high energy photons (15 MV) will be used. capecitabine 825 mg/m² p.o. twice daily on days 1-38 (including weekends), One week after completion of radiochemotherapy patients receive 2 cycles of capecitabine based chemotherapy (1250 mg/m² p.o. twice daily for 14 consecutive days every three weeks). Radical surgery (TME): to be undertaken 8 weeks following completion of chemoradiation Postoperative treatment:capecitabine 1250 mg/m² p.o. twice daily for 14 consecutive days every three weeks; 3 cycles (R0 beginning 6-8 weeks after surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vaneja Velenik, Prof.assist · Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2018-04-30

Countries

  • Slovenia

Study Locations

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