Status:

UNKNOWN

CONVERT: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Alone Versus Preoperative Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Sun Yat-sen University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Shantou Central Hospital

Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute

Conditions:

Rectal Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Although neoadjuvant radiotherapy greatly decreases local recurrence in locally advanced rectal cancer patients undergoing surgery, it inevitably results in short-term and long-term toxicities. More i...

Detailed Description

This randomised, open-label, multicentre,phase 3 trial began in August, 2014, as an adjuvant trial comparing capecitabine-based neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with chemotherapy alone,in patients aged 1...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma
  • Radiologically measurable or clinically evaluable disease
  • Tumor location within 12cm from anal verge
  • Clinical stage T2N+ or T3-4aNany,M0 Clinical staging should be estimated based on the combination of the following assessments: physical examination by the primary surgeon, CT scan of the chest/abdomen/pelvis, and a pelvic MRI with or without an endorectal ultrasound (ERUS)
  • No evidence that tumor is adjacent to (defined as within 2 mm of) the mesorectal fascia on pre-operative MRI
  • No tumor causing symptomatic bowel obstruction
  • No distant metastasis
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0, 1
  • White Blood Cell (WBC) ≥ 4,000/mm³
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin \> 10.0 g/dL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • No co-morbid illnesses or other concurrent disease that, in the judgment of the clinician obtaining informed consent, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Patient of child-bearing potential is not willing to employ adequate contraception
  • Not willing to return to enrolling medical site for all study assessments
  • With other invasive malignancy ≤ 5 years prior to registration; exceptions are colonic polyps, non-melanoma skin cancer, or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix
  • Chemotherapy within 5 years prior to registration (hormonal therapy is allowable if the disease-free interval is ≥ 5 years)
  • Prior pelvic radiation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 13 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

663 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02288195

Start Date

August 13 2014

End Date

March 1 2024

Last Update

May 12 2023

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Sun Yat-sen University, Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060