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Predicting Neoadjuvant Therapy Response of Rectal Cancer With MRI

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Rectal Neoplasms
Interventions
Device: three MR examination
Registration Number
NCT02640586
Lead Sponsor
Sun Ying-Shi
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if MRI scans performed after neoadjuvant radiotherapy can predict the therapeutic response of rectal cancer following preoperative chemo-radiotherapy. This will help doctors to better tailor treatments for rectal cancer in the future.

Detailed Description

We proposed to constructed multi-parameter predictive model for predicting therapeutic response and pathological complete response(pCR) of patients with rectal cancer who received neoadjuvant chemoradiation. MR radiomics,convolutional neural networks, morphological parameters and quantitative functional parameters derived from diffusion-weighted MR images will be integrated for model construction.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1614
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age > 18 years
  • T3/4 or node positive biopsy-proved primary rectal cancer
  • Suitable for pre-operative chemoradiotherapy and surgical resection
  • No contraindication to MRI
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion Criteria
  • History or concurrent of other cancer
  • Previous therapy to pelvis
  • Unable/unwilling to have MRI
  • Pacemaker or implanted defibrillator
  • Pregnancy, lactation or inadequate contraception
  • Patients with a history of psychological illness or condition such as to interfere with the patient's ability to understand requirements of the study
  • Unwilling or unable to give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Assessing response with MRIthree MR examinationPreoperative chemo-radiotherapy as standard treatment. Neoadjuvant therapy (long course intensity modulated radio-chemotherapy, GTV 50.6Gy, totally 22 fractions; Capecitabine 825mg/m2 /bid by oral administration). Three MR examinations: first MRI taken within 1 week before preoperative chemo-radiotherapy; second MRI taken between 14-16days after the initiation of radio-chemotherapy; third MRI taken 7-9 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy. All patients are scheduled to receive total mesorectal excision surgery 12-14 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Predictive value of eary MRI (14-16 days MRI) for assessing pathological complete response(pCR) at surgery2 years

A scoring system for predicting pCR will be developed based on MRI parameters and their changes between baseline and early MRI. No viable cancer cells seen in the resection specimen is regarded as pCR

Predictive value of preoperative MRI(7-9 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy) for assessing pCR2 years

A scoring system for predicting pCR will be developed based on MRI parameters

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Predictive value of eary MRI (14-16 days after initiation of preoperative radio-chemotherapy) for assessing pathological response according to Tumour Regression Grade (TRG)2 years

A scoring system for predicting pathological response will be developed based on MRI parameters and their changes between baseline and early MRI.TRG1 is regarded as responder, and TRG2/3 is regarded as non-responder.

Feasibility of conducting MRI scans at 7-9 weeks after preoperative radio-chemotherapy2 years

This will be assessed in terms of whether MR imaging at 7-9 weeks after preoperative radio-chemotherapy adds any additional predictive value to imaging performed 14-16 days after initiation of preoperative radio-chemotherapy.

MRI-predicted pCR and MRI-predicted response on long-term disease control and survival3 years

3 years disease-free survival and overall survival will be assessed

Predictive value of preoperative MRI(7-9 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy) for assessing pathological response according to Tumour Regression Grade (TRG)2 years

A scoring system for predicting pathological response will be developed based on MRI parameters and their changes between baseline and early MRI.TRG1 is regarded as responder, and TRG2/3 is regarded as non-responder.

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Shanxi Cancer Hospital

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Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Cancer Hospital & Institute

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Hubei Cancer Hospital

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Beijing Friendship Hospital Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Guangxi Cancer Hospital

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Guilin, Guangxi, China

Peking University Cancer Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

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Chongqing, Chongqing, China

Beijing Chao Yang Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Hunan Cancer Hospital

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Changsha, Hunan, China

Jilin Cancer Hospital

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Changchun, Jilin, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University

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Changchun, Jilin, China

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