Clinical trial · Observational
Predicting the Efficacy and Prognosis of Rectal Cancer Patients Based on ctDNA-MRD Technology
Predicting the Efficacy and Prognosis of Rectal Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Based on Circulating Tumor DNA-minimal Residual Disease Technology : A Prospective, Observational Study
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to study the performance of MRD monitoring in predicting the efficacy and prognosis of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with rectal cancer, and to explore the value of MRD detection in evaluating the prognosis of patients. In this prospective study, 50 patients with stage II-III rectal cancer who are planing to receive neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy will be enrolled. The tumor tissue will be collected by colonoscopy before treatment and blood samples will be collected before treatment and during treatment.The whole blood samples will receive MRD detection. The change rate and clearance rate of MRD during treatment will be calculated, and will be associated with imaging efficacy evaluation, pathological efficacy evaluation,and prognosis, to determine the performance of MRD in predicting and judging the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circulating Tumor DNA | Rectal Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
| Minimal Residual Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Rectal Adenocarcinoma | Rectal Adenocarcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRD detection | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Treatment group
- description
- A total of 50 patients with stage II-III rectal cancer who plan to receive neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy between the ages of 18-75 years old, and these patients have no distant metastasis, normal main organ function, and can receive long-term follow-up. simultaneously, these patients are required to provide sufficient ' colonoscopy collection ' tumor tissue samples for MRD customization, and sufficient whole blood samples are required for baseline MRD detection.
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: MRD detection
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the MRD biomarker
- timeFrame
- Baseline to 12 months
- description
- The area under the ROC curve ( AUC ) of MRD
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Local recurrence-free survival（LRFS）
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age 18-75
2. Rectal adenocarcinoma confirmed by pathology
3. The clinical stage is II-III.
4. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy + radical surgery is planned ( cCR patients can choose to wait for observation ).
5. ECOG 0-1;
6. No distant metastasis ;
7. Main organ function is normal ;
8. signed informed consent and willing to accept long-term follow-up；
9. No anti-tumor treatment was received within 4 weeks before baseline sampling ;
10. Adequate ' colonoscopy ' tumor tissue samples can be provided for MRD customization, and sufficient whole blood samples need to be provided for baseline MRD detection.
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Exclusion Criteria:
1. unable to provide sufficient tissue / blood samples to meet the research needs ;
2. received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or other targeted or immunotherapy before enrollment ;
3. Patients did not receive neoadjuvant therapy according to the original plan ;
4. Patients refused to accept genetic testing. -References
Publications (5)
- BACKGROUNDYang Y, Xu H, Chen G, Pan Y. Stratified Prognostic Value of Pathological Response to Preoperative Treatment in yp II/III Rectal Cancer. Front Oncol. 2021 Dec 16;11:795137. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.795137. eCollection 2021. PMID 34976836
- BACKGROUNDScholer LV, Reinert T, Orntoft MW, Kassentoft CG, Arnadottir SS, Vang S, Nordentoft I, Knudsen M, Lamy P, Andreasen D, Mortensen FV, Knudsen AR, Stribolt K, Sivesgaard K, Mouritzen P, Nielsen HJ, Laurberg S, Orntoft TF, Andersen CL. Clinical Implications of Monitoring Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with Colorectal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Sep 15;23(18):5437-5445. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0510. Epub 2017 Jun 9. PMID 28600478
- BACKGROUNDZhou J, Wang C, Lin G, Xiao Y, Jia W, Xiao G, Liu Q, Wu B, Wu A, Qiu H, Zhang F, Hu K, Xue H, Shen Z, Wang Z, Han J, Niu B, Xu Y, Yu Z, Yang L. Serial Circulating Tumor DNA in Predicting and Monitoring the Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Jan 1;27(1):301-310. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-2299. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID 33046514
- BACKGROUNDPazdirek F, Minarik M, Benesova L, Halkova T, Belsanova B, Macek M, Stepanek L, Hoch J. Monitoring of Early Changes of Circulating Tumor DNA in the Plasma of Rectal Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy: Evaluation for Prognosis and Prediction of Therapeutic Response. Front Oncol. 2020 Jul 24;10:1028. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01028. eCollection 2020. PMID 32793464
- BACKGROUNDWang Y, Yang L, Bao H, Fan X, Xia F, Wan J, Shen L, Guan Y, Bao H, Wu X, Xu Y, Shao Y, Sun Y, Tong T, Li X, Xu Y, Cai S, Zhu J, Zhang Z. Utility of ctDNA in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and prognosis assessment in locally advanced rectal cancer: A prospective cohort study. PLoS Med. 2021 Aug 31;18(8):e1003741. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003741. eCollection 2021 Aug. PMID 34464382