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Induction Chemotherapy for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Interventions
Drug: Combination drug
Radiation: Chemoradiotherapy
Procedure: Surgery locally recurrent rectal cancer
Registration Number
NCT04389086
Lead Sponsor
Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven
Brief Summary

This is a multicentre, open-label, parallel arms, phase IIII study that randomises patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer in a 1:1 ratio to receive either induction chemotherapy followed by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery (experimental arm) or neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery alone (control arm)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
364
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years or older
  • Confirmed locally recurrent rectal cancer after total or partial mesorectal resection for rectal or distal sigmoidal cancer either by histopathology ór clinically proven (evidence on imaging in combination with clinical findings, with consensus in MDT)
  • Resectable disease determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or deemed resectable after neoadjuvant treatment with chemoradiotherapy.
  • WHO performance score 0-1
  • Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Radiological evidence of metastatic disease (e.g. liver, lung) at time of randomisation or in the six months prior to randomisation.
  • Known homozygous DPD deficiency
  • Any chemotherapy in the past 6 months.
  • Any contraindication for the planned chemotherapy, as determined by the medical oncologist.
  • Radiotherapy in the past 6 months for primary rectal cancer.
  • Any contraindication for the planned chemoradiotherapy, as determined by the medical oncologist and/or radiation oncologist.
  • Any contraindication for surgery, as determined by the surgeon and/or anaesthesiologist.
  • Concurrent malignancies that interfere with the planned study treatment or the prognosis of resected LRRC.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Induction chemotherapy + chemoradiotherapy + surgeryCombination drugInduction chemotherapy followed by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery
Induction chemotherapy + chemoradiotherapy + surgerySurgery locally recurrent rectal cancerInduction chemotherapy followed by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy + surgeryChemoradiotherapyNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery
Induction chemotherapy + chemoradiotherapy + surgeryChemoradiotherapyInduction chemotherapy followed by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy + surgerySurgery locally recurrent rectal cancerNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients with a clear resection marginScored within 1 one month of surgery

A resection margin is considered clear (R0), if there are no tumour cells in any of the resection surfaces as determined by microscopy (resection margin \> 0mm)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Local recurrence free survivalAssessed up to 5 years
Progression free survivalAssessed up to 5 years
Metastasis free survivalAssessed up to 5 years
Overall survivalAssessed up to 5 years
Toxicity induction chemotherapyScored until one month after the last administration of the chemotherapy

Adverse events grade 3 or higher according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0

Major surgical morbidity30 and 90-days postoperative

Clavien-Dindo grade 3 or higher

Radiological responseRestaging is performed after 3 cycles of CAPOX (1 cycle is 3 weeks) or 4 cycles of CAPOX/FOLFOX (1 cycle is 2 weeks). Second restaging is performed 4-6 weeks after finishing chemoradiotherapy

mrTRG

Cost-effectivenessat baseline, 3 months and 12 months postoperative

EQ-5D-5L

Disease free survivalAssessed up to 5 years
Pathologic responseScored within 1 month of surgery

Scored according to Mandard

Toxicity chemoradiotherapyScored until 3 months after the last administration of the radiotherapy

Adverse events grade 3 or higher according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0

Compliance chemoradiotherapyEvaluation at time of surgery
Surgical characteristicsEvaluation directly postoperative

including data on intra-operative radiotherapy

Colorectal cancer specific quality of lifeat baseline, 3 months and 12 months postoperative

QLQ-CR29

Number of patients undergoing surgerySurgery is scheduled 10-14 weeks after finishing chemoradiotherapy
Cancer specific quality of lifeat baseline, 3 months and 12 months postoperative

QLQ-C30

Compliance induction chemotherapyScored within 1 month after start chemoradiotherapy

Trial Locations

Locations (14)

Haaglanden Medical Centre

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Leidschendam, Netherlands

Oslo Universitetssykehus

🇳🇴

Oslo, Norway

UZ Gent

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Gent, Belgium

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Catharina Hospital

🇳🇱

Eindhoven, Netherlands

University Medical Centre Groningen

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Groningen, Netherlands

Leids University Medical Centre

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

Maastricht University Medical Centre

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Maastricht, Netherlands

Erasmus Medical Centre

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam UMC

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Lisbon, Portugal

Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset

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Göteborg, Sweden

Skåne Universitetssjukhuset

🇸🇪

Malmö, Sweden

Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

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Stockholm, Sweden

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