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Influence of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) on the tolerability and efficacy of 5-FU-containing chemotherapy in patients with colorectal carcinoma in the colorectal center at St.-Franziskus-Hospital Münster: a prospective, monocentric observational study.

Recruiting
Conditions
C18
Malignant neoplasm of colon
Registration Number
DRKS00026926
Lead Sponsor
St. Franziskus-Hospital GmbH
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with stage II and III colon cancer for whom adjuvant chemotherapy is indicated and planned according to the FOLFOX4 regimen.
- Patients with stage IV colon cancer in whom palliative or conversion chemotherapy according to the FOLFOX4 +/- bevacizumab regimen is indicated and planned.

Exclusion Criteria

Non-consenting adults,
Minors,
Pregnant and breastfeeding women

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Statistical correlation between elevated 5-FU blood levels and incidence of serious adverse events (CTCAE grades 3 and 4
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Statistical correlation between 5-FU blood levels and radiologic treatment response in palliative and conversion chemotherapy.
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