Dose Escalation Trial of Endoluminal High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy for Rectal or Anal Cancer in Patients With Recurrent Disease or Undergoing Non-Operative Management

NCT02199236 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2024-11-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to see what amount of radiation is safe to give to rectal or anal cancer patients who are being treated with a procedure called brachytherapy.

Conditions

  • Rectal or Anal Cancer

Interventions

RADIATION

endorectal brachytherapy

Patients will receive 3 fractions of endorectal brachytherapy, each spaced apart by 7 days (+/- 1 day). The three dose tiers will be 1500cGy (500cGy per fraction), 1800cGy (600cGy per fraction), and 2100cGy (700cGy per fraction).

DRUG

concurrent capecitabine or 5-FU

Patients will receive 500 mg and 150 mg oral tablets of capecitabine for the prescribed dose of 825 mg/m2 BID, morning and evening (total daily dose of 1650 mg/m2 ). Dosages will be rounded to the nearest 150 mg or 500 mg. Tablets should be swallowed with water within 30 minutes after a meal. Capecitabine will be started on the Monday of the first week of brachytherapy (day 1) and taken on weekdays (Monday through Friday) during weeks of brachytherapy only. Administration of 5-FU should be only by the intravenous route taking care to avoid extravasation. Patients will receive 225 mg/m2/day, as a continuous venous infusion by a portable pump for the 3 weeks of treatment. The infusional 5-FU will be exchanged every 7 days.

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaires

Patients should complete the 2 quality of life questionnaires during their follow-up appointments. If they are unable to be seen in follow-up, they may complete the questionnaires at home and email or mail them back to the investigator. Should there be any incomplete or ambiguous answers, a follow-up phone call will be made by a member of the research team for clarification. Additionally, if the questionnaires have not been returned within 3 weeks after the time when they are due, a member of the research team will call the patient, and the questions will be completed over the phone.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Abraham Wu, MD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2024-10-29
Completion
2024-10-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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