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iquid biopsies for personalized cancer therapy of rectal cancer

Recruiting
Conditions
C20
C19
Malignant neoplasm of rectum
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
Registration Number
DRKS00009882
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
166
Inclusion Criteria

Arm 1
- advanced rectal cancer
- neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy
- cT3 / cT4, cN0 cM0 / 1 or any cN + indep. from T and M Status
- paraffin block from the diagnostic biopsy material and from the surgery preparation available in pathology and for scientific investigation
- imaging examination before surgery available
- surgery report and written histology finding available
- performance status WHO 0-2
- tumor volume and location allow curative radiochemotherapy
- Age = 18 years

Arm 2
- advanced rectal cancer
- neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy
- prescribed dose: 25 Gy à 5 Gy / fraction
- cT3 / cT4, cN0 cM0 / 1 or any cN + indep. from T and M status
- paraffin block from the diagnostic biopsy material and from the surgery preparation available in pathology and for scientific investigation
- imaging examination before surgery available
- surgery report and written histology finding available
- performance status WHO 0-2
- Age = 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

- other tumor disease that requires therapy or influences probability of survival of the patient
- tumor independent diseases or conditions which reduce the probability of survival of the patient to < 2 years
- previous irradiation in the pelvic area
- pregnancy
- lack of understanding or lack of cooperation

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ocal recurrence-free survival after 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- disease-free survival after 5 years<br>- metastases-free survival after 5 years<br>- overall survival after 5 years<br>- acute toxicity (clinical examination during treatment)<br>- late toxicity (clinical examination during follow-up care)<br>- response to neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (rectal carcinoma) (arm 1) or on neoadjuvant short-term radiotherapy (arm 2)
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