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A Randomized Study Comparing complete Chemo-radiotherapy Before Surgery Versus Conventional Preoperative Chemo-radiotherapy Followed by Surgery and Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C20- Malignant neoplasm of rectumHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 3: D- Radiation Therapy
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/09/045291
Lead Sponsor
KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age between 18 to 75 years

2. Newly diagnosed locally advanced primary resectable rectal adenocarcinoma on biopsy without distant metastases

3. Lower border of tumour � 15 cm from Anal Verge

4. High risk features on MRI: any one of below

T3 anyN M0, T4 any N M0, anyT N1+ M0, Threatened CRM, MRF involvement, Extramural vascular invasion

5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0ââ?¬â??2

6. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Extensive tumor growth leading to primarily unresectable eg. Tumor involving lumbosacral nerve root, tumor involving lateral pelvic wall, tumor involving sacrum S3 and above

2. Recurrent rectal cancer

3. Partially treated patients

4. FAP or HNPCC, Active Crohnââ?¬•s disease or ulcerative colitis

5. Concomitant malignancy

6. History of peripheral neuropathy

7. History of Cardiac disease / Stroke

8. Chronic kidney disease

9. Chronic liver disease with bilirubin more than 2 mg/dl

10. Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
�Pathological response in resected specimen: pCR, R0, R1Timepoint: post recruitment of study patients with completion of treatment, all patients will analyzed for primary outcome.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
�Disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) <br/ ><br>�Effect of neoadjuvant treatment: Efficacy and safety, tolerability and toxicity, compliance and Completion of scheduled treatment <br/ ><br>�Radiological response before Surgery <br/ ><br>�Perioperative complications <br/ ><br>�Stoma reversal rate at 3 months post-surgery <br/ ><br>Timepoint: post 3 years of completion of recruitment and treatment of last patient.
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