Total Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer
A Phase II Study of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
42 participants
Nov 16, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
In this phase 2 study, the efficacy of total neoadjuvant therapy in Taiwanese patients with rectal cancer will be investigated. Patients with stage II or III middle/low rectal cancer will be prospective enrolled. The total neoadjuvant therapy with the short-course radiotherapy (5×5 Gy over a maximum of 8 days) followed by chemotherapy with mFOLFOX6 for 9 cycles will be administered. The primary endpoint is the complete response (CR) rate which will take into account the patients with clinical and pathological complete response.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria9
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the rectum;
- Tumors located at mid or low rectum (distal extension less than 10 cm from the anal verge);
- Clinical stage II or III (T3/4 and/or N+; no distant metastasis);
- No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery for rectal cancer;
- Age ≥20;
- ECOG 0-1;
- Adequate organ function, including followings:
- ANC ≥1,500/μL; Hb ≥8.0 gm/dL; Platelet 100,000/mm3; Total bilirubin ≤1.5x upper normal limit; AST ≤3x upper normal limit; ALT ≤3x upper normal limit; Creatinine ≤1.5x upper normal limit;
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sing a written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria10
- Recurrent rectal cancer;
- Patients who have concomitant malignancies, except for adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix. Subjects who have prior malignancies and have been disease-free for more than 5 years can be enrolled;
- Patients who have received prior pelvic radiotherapy;
- Patients with active infection requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment;
- Patients with a history of any arterial thrombotic event within the past 6 months, including unstable angina, myocardial infarction (MI) or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), New York Hear Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia;
- Patients with any other concurrent medical or psychiatric condition or disease which, in the investigator's judgement, would make them inappropriate candidates for entry into this study;
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Women of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method of birth control to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period;
- Patients receiving other anticancer or experimental therapy;
- Known DPD deficiency or hypersensitivity to oxaliplatin;
- Any contraindications to MRI.
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Interventions
Short-course radiotherapy, 5×5 Gy.
Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2, leucovorin 400 mg/m2, infusinal 5-fluorouracil 2400 mg/m2 every 2 weeks, for 9 cycles
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NCT06162650