Colorectal CancerPhase 3NCT00002896
Radiation Therapy Plus Chemotherapy Before Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer
A Phase 3 study testing chemotherapy, fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by European Institute of Oncology at 1 site in Italy.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug, giving the drugs in different ways, and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Colorectal Cancer
- What is being tested?
- chemotherapy, fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 774 participants
- Where
- 1 siteItaly
- Study dates
- Sep 1993to not given
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Up to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma or mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum Distal limit of tumor no higher than 12 cm from the anal verge on proctoscopy Locally advanced (T3-4 M0) tumor by one of the following: Partial fixation Complete stenosis Invasion beyond the muscular stratum on transrectal ultrasound
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 75 and under Performance status: WHO 0 or 1 Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,000 Platelets greater than 130,000 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine less than 1.4 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No unstable angina No cardiac decompensation Other: No prior or concurrent malignancy
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Not specified
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF CONCOMITANT PREOPERATIVE RADIO-CHEMOTHERAPY WITH OR WITHOUT POSTOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY IN LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CARCINOMA
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug, giving the drugs in different ways, and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus fluorouracil and leucovorin before surgery given with or without fluorouracil and leucovorin after surgery in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the local recurrence rate, cost-benefit ratio, and acute and late toxicity associated with concomitant preoperative radiotherapy and fluorouracil/leucovorin (5-FU/CF) in patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the rectum. II. Compare the relapse rate, survival rate, disease-free interval, and cost-benefit ratio associated with 6 courses of postoperative 5-FU/CF vs. no further treatment in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified by tumor stage, age, type of surgery, and participating institution. Patients are randomly assigned to one of two groups. The first group receives radiotherapy to the tumor over 5 weeks and concomitant fluorouracil/leucovorin for 5 consecutive days on the first and fifth weeks. Four to six weeks later, patients undergo complete resection, followed upon recovery by fluorouracil/leucovorin every 4 weeks for 6 courses. The second group receives preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery, as above, with no postoperative treatment. Patients are followed for survival.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 774 patients will be entered on this multicenter study.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Being tested
- chemotherapy, fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, conventional surgery, low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
- Keywords
- stage II rectal cancer, stage III rectal cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, adenocarcinoma of the rectum, mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum
- Medical subject headings
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
chemotherapyDrug
fluorouracilDrug
conventional surgeryProcedure or surgery
low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapyRadiation
low-LET photon therapyRadiation
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 May 2004 (estimated)
- Study startSep 1993
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Colorectal CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by European Institute of OncologyThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Enrolment
- 774 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- European Institute of Oncology
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Luca Cionini, MD, Study chair, Santa Chiara Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00002896
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDR0000065222
- Other IDs
- CNR-9604, EU-96047
- Status last verified
- Feb 2008
- First submitted
- 1 Nov 1999
- Last updated
- 20 Sep 2013
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Cionini L, Cartei F, Manfredi B, et al.: Randomized study of preoperative chemoradiation (CTRT) in locally advanced rectal cancer: preliminary results. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 45 (3 Suppl): A-61, 178, 1999.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Sep 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF CONCOMITANT PREOPERATIVE RADIO-CHEMOTHERAPY WITH OR WITHOUT POSTOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY IN LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CARCINOMA
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00002896
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDR0000065222
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Keywords
- stage II rectal cancer, stage III rectal cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, adenocarcinoma of the rectum, mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 774 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- European Institute of OncologyUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 1993
- First posted
- 13 May 2004 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug, giving the drugs in different ways, and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus fluorouracil and leucovorin before surgery given with or without fluorouracil and leucovorin after surgery in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the local recurrence rate, cost-benefit ratio, and acute and late toxicity associated with concomitant preoperative radiotherapy and fluorouracil/leucovorin (5-FU/CF) in patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the rectum. II. Compare the relapse rate, survival rate, disease-free interval, and cost-benefit ratio associated with 6 courses of postoperative 5-FU/CF vs. no further treatment in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified by tumor stage, age, type of surgery, and participating institution. Patients are randomly assigned to one of two groups. The first group receives radiotherapy to the tumor over 5 weeks and concomitant fluorouracil/leucovorin for 5 consecutive days on the first and fifth weeks. Four to six weeks later, patients undergo complete resection, followed upon recovery by fluorouracil/leucovorin every 4 weeks for 6 courses. The second group receives preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery, as above, with no postoperative treatment. Patients are followed for survival.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 774 patients will be entered on this multicenter study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| chemotherapy | Drug | – |
| fluorouracil | Drug | – |
| leucovorin calcium | Drug | – |
| conventional surgery | Procedure or surgery | – |
| low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy | Radiation | – |
| low-LET photon therapy | Radiation | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Sep 2013.
- Results publicationCionini L, Cartei F, Manfredi B, et al.: Randomized study of preoperative chemoradiation (CTRT) in locally advanced rectal cancer: preliminary results. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 45 (3 Suppl): A-61, 178, 1999.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Luca Cionini, MD study chair
Santa Chiara Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing chemotherapy, fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by European Institute of Oncology at 1 site in Italy.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Sep 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00002896, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Sep 2013; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.