Neo-adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Using Infusional Gemcitabine Followed by Surgery for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

NCT02919878 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2018-08-13

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Summary

Phase II Study of Neo-adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy using infusional Gemcitabine followed by Surgery for Locally Advanced (T3 and T4 or Node positive) Rectal Adenocarcinoma.

Conditions

  • Rectal Adenocarcinoma

Interventions

DRUG

Gemcitabine

Nucleoside analog- Chemotherapy

RADIATION

XRT

pre-operative radiotherapy given concurrently with Gemcitabine chemotherapy

DRUG

capecitabine

Capecitabine is given post operatively as adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 cycles. Each cycle consist of 2500 mg/m2 per day given orally from D1-14

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shouki Bazarbashi, MD · KFSH&RC

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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