Status:

RECRUITING

Timing to Minimally Invasive Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria

Conditions:

Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The trial is a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled, unblinded, parallel-group trial comparing standard and delayed surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for the curative treatment of...

Detailed Description

PURPOSE To demonstrate if delayed timing of surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy actually affects pathological complete response (pCR) and reflects on disease-free survival (DFS) and overall s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>18 years
  • cT3/4N0/+M0 confirmed on CT-scan, MRI (stratification for T3a-b-c-d) 3
  • Tumor starting from the distal or medium rectum (even those crossing the peritoneal reflection at distal margin, within 15 cm from the anal margin)
  • Histologically-proven adenocarcinoma of the rectum
  • Eligible for a resective surgery with TME (low anterior resection, intersphincteric resection, abdominoperineal resection)
  • Eligible for resection by minimally-invasive surgery (standard or robotic-assisted laparoscopic procedure, all robotic systems will be accepted)
  • Eligible for chemoradiation treatment
  • Able to give written informed consent
  • Capable of completing required questionnaires at time of consent (provided questionnaires are available in a language spoke fluently by the participant)

Exclusion

  • Metastatic disease
  • Squamous carcinoma of the anal canal
  • Synchronous colorectal tumors requiring multi-segment surgical resection (n.b. a benign lesion within the resection field in addition to the main cancer would not exclude a patient)
  • History of psychiatric or addictive disorder or other medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the patient from meeting the trial requirements
  • Pregnancy
  • Unable to complete neoadjuvant treatment
  • Unable to give free informed consent
  • Previous radiation treatment on the pelvis
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Hereditary colorectal disease
  • Previous tumors other than non-melanoma skin cancer, papillary or follicular thyroid cancer
  • Participation in another rectal cancer clinical trial relating to the topic of this trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 5 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 5 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

340 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03465982

Start Date

June 5 2018

End Date

June 5 2029

Last Update

April 16 2024

Active Locations (14)

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SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital

Alessandria, AL, Italy, 15121

2

Ospedale Gian Battista Morgagni - Luigi Pierantoni

Forlì, Forlì-Cesena, Italy

3

Ospedale Civile Pietro Cosma

Camposampiero, Padua, Italy

4

Ospedale Sacro Cuore

Negrar, Verona, Italy