Clinical trial · Interventional
Neo-adjuvant Short Course Chemo-radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Toxicity of Neo-adjuvant Short Course Radiation Therapy Concurrently With Continuous Infusion 5-fluorouracil in the Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
* The primary objective of this trial is to assess the safety and feasibility of 5-FU when given concurrently with5 Gy x 5 fractions IMRT. * The secondary endpoint is to assess disease local control and the response rate after short course radiotherapy concurrent with dose escalation infusion 5-fu followed by mFOLFOX and delayed surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neo-adjuvant Short Course Chemo-radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Cancer Rectum | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| short course chemo-radiation with 5-fluorouracil | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- neoadjuvant chemo-radiation
- description
- Short-course RT: 5 fractions of 5 Gy to a total dose of 25 Gy over 5 consecutive days. IMRT plans are generated with 6 MV photons. Dose-escalated concurrent 5-FU: The 3 doses levels of 5-FU are 100, 150, and 200 mg/m2/d. 5-FU will be given by continuous infusion for 20 hours every day starting on the morning of radiation. mFOLFOX: will be given 2 weeks after concurrent chemoradiation for a total of 4 cycles, with each cycle being 14 days. Surgery will be omitted in patients with complete pathological response and proceed to adjuvant chemotherapy. If patient develops progressive or metastatic disease, he/she will be omitted from the investigators study. The surgery will be considered 4-8 weeks after end of therapy. Adjuvant mFOLFOX6: 6 cycles chemotherapy will begin between 4 weeks and 8 weeks after surgery. Toxicities assessment: be using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0.
- interventionNames
- Drug: short course chemo-radiation with 5-fluorouracil
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Incidence of treatment adverse events as assessed by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for adverse events version 4.0
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathological confirmed cancer rectum * Age between 20-80 * Clinical T3\\4 or node positive disease by MRI Exclusion Criteria: * Early stage cancer rectum * M1 disease confirmed by imaging or pathological
References
Publications (10)
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