Status:

UNKNOWN

Use of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) to Assess Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Treatment for Distal Rectal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of Sao Paulo

Conditions:

Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Preoperative chemoradiation therapy is the preferred initial treatment option for distal rectal cancers. However, assessing tumor response to preoperative chemoradiation therapy remains a challenge to...

Detailed Description

Patients with distal rectal adenocarcinoma will be submitted to an initial whole body PET/CT prior to the preoperative chemoradiation therapy with 5-fluorouracil and 5040 cGy. Six weeks and 12 weeks a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of Rectal Adenocarcinoma
  • Location of Tumor less than 7cm from Anal Verge

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy or Nursing
  • Metastatic Disease (Stage IV disease)
  • Previous treatment for any cancer
  • Patients clinically unable to receive neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
  • Hypersensitivity to 18FDG

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00254683

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

April 14 2009

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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-010