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Rectal CancerPhase 2NCT01923987

Short Course Radiotherapy Followed Intensive Chemotherapy With Delayed Surgery for Rectal Cancer With Synchronous Distant Metastasis

A Phase 2 study testing Short Course Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Delayed Surgery in people with Rectal Cancer and Liver Metastasis, run by Korea Cancer Center Hospital at 2 sites in South Korea.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Radical treatment of primary rectal cancer with synchronous distant metastases includes surgical resection of primary and metastatic lesion. However, primary rectal cancer in case of metastasized disease are often locally advanced disease and need downsizing before surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Rectal Cancer, Liver Metastasis, Lung Metastasis
What is being tested?
Short Course Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Delayed Surgery
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
39 participants
Where
2 sitesSouth Korea
Study dates
Aug 2012to Dec 2022
Phase
Phase 2
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of rectum
  • Lower margin of tumor within 12 cm from anal verge
  • Clinically locally advanced (T3-4 or N1-2) disease
  • Potentially resectable and synchronous distant metastases in liver and/or lung. The resectability of metastatic lesions is determined by size, number, location, general condition, liver function, and lung function.
  • Over 18 years
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2
  • Proper organ function (Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dl, Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3, Platelet ≥ 100,000/mm3, Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl, Clearance of creatinine >50 ml/min using Cockcroft-Gault formula, Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), Liver enzyme (Aspartate aminotransferase/Alanine transaminase/Alkaline phosphatase) ≤ 2.5 x ULN)
  • Subject who should sign on the informed consent form before participate the trial.

Who cannot join

  • Metastases in other organ except liver or lung
  • History of other type of malignancies within 3 years other than non-melanoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of cervix
  • Hereditary colorectal cancer (FAP, HNPCC, and etc)
  • Bowel obstruction or impending bowel obstruction
  • Uncontrolled severe illness, unsuitable to chemoradiotherapy (within 6 months, myocardial infarct, unstable angina, heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia, uncontrolled epilepsy, central nervous system disease, psychological disorder, and etc)
  • Subject pregnant or breast feeding, or incapable of appropriate contraception
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  • Unresected synchronous colorectal cancer
  • History of prior pelvic radiotherapy
  • History of prior chemotherapy for colorectal cancer
  • Great surgery within 4 week before study enrollment
  • Participant in other trial within 4 week before study enrollment

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Sun Mi Moon, MD, PhD contact

82-2-970-1237

msm386@yahoo.co.kr

Won Il Jang, MD, MS contact

82-2-970-1262

zzang11@kirams.re.kr

South Korea2 sites, 1 recruiting
  • Kyung Hee University Gangdong Hospital

    Seoul, 134-727

    Active, not recruiting
  • Korea Cancer Center Hospital

    Seoul, 139-706

    Sun Mi Moon, MD, PhD, 82-2-970-1237, msm386@yahoo.co.kr

    Won Il Jang, MD, MS, 82-2-970-1262, zzang11@kirams.re.kr

    Recruiting

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Multicenter Phase II Study of Short Course Radiotherapy Followed by Intensive Chemotherapy With Delayed Surgery for Rectal Cancer With Synchronous Distant Metastasis

Radical treatment of primary rectal cancer with synchronous distant metastases includes surgical resection of primary and metastatic lesion. However, primary rectal cancer in case of metastasized disease are often locally advanced disease and need downsizing before surgery. It is reported that pelvic recurrence rates and distant metastasis rates outside liver are 30~35% and 60%, respectively. Therefore, combined treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy is used. However, the sequence of treatment modalities is not yet definitely established and preoperative chemoradiotherapy and surgical resection is accepted as an option of treatment. Conventional long course chemoradiotherapy delays administration of full-dose chemotherapy, and metastatic lesion can be progressed during chemoradiotherapy. In present study, we evaluate the efficacy of short course radiotherapy (SCRT) followed by full-dose chemotherapy with delayed surgical resection of the primary tumor and metastases.

Being tested
Short Course Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Delayed Surgery
Keywords
Short course radiotherapy, Modified FOLFOX6, Delayed surgery, Rectal cancer, Synchronous metastasis, Liver metastasis, Lung metastasis
Medical subject headings
Rectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Short Course RadiotherapyRadiation

    Also called Upfront Short-Course Radiotherapy

    Radiotherapy to tumor and draining lymph node with 25 Gy in 5 fractions within 5 working days

  • ChemotherapyDrug

    Also called FOLFOX or FOLFIRI (+-Bevacizumab or Cetuximab)

    • Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV over 2 hrs on Day 1
    • Irinotecan 180 mg/m2 IV over 30-90 mins on Day 1
    • Leucovorin 400 mg/m2 IV over 2 hrs on Day 1 and 2
    • 5-fluorouracil bolus 400 mg/m2 IV push on Day 1 and 2 (or 5-fluorouracil infusion 600 mg/m2 IV continuous infusion over 22 hrs).
    • Bevacizumab 5 mg/kg IV over 90 mins on Day 1
    • Cetuximab (only for patients with K-ras wild type and positive EGFR mutation) 400 mg/m2 IV over 2 hrs on Day 1, and 250 mg/m2 IV over 1 hr on Day 8, 15, 22, 29, and 36.
    • FOLFOX or FOLFIRI (+-Bevacizumab ) repeats every 14 days for up to 3 courses. Cetuximab repeats every week for up to 6 courses
    • Postoperative FOLFOX or FOLFIRI (+-Bevacizumab or Cetuximab) for up to 9 cycles (total 12 cycles)
  • Delayed SurgeryProcedure or surgery

    Also called Total (or Tumor-specific) mesorectal excision

    If primary tumor and metastases is resectable after FOLFOX or FOLFIRI (+-Bevacizumab or Cetuximab) of 3 cycles, patients have surgical resection (and/or radiofrequency ablation to metastases).

Study groups in NCT01923987
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SCRT/ChemoTx with Delayed SurgeryExperimentalShort course radiotherapy (25 Gy in 5 fractions) followed by intensive chemotherapy, compromising of FOLFOX of FOLFIRI (+-Bevacizumab or Cetuximab), with delayed surgery for rectal cancer with synchronous distant metastasis
Receives: Radiation: Short Course Radiotherapy; Drug: Chemotherapy; Procedure: Delayed Surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. R0 resection rate

    R0 resection rate of primary and metastatic lesions

    Measured: Expected average of 12 weeks (after resection)

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Overall survival rate

    From the first date of radiotherapy to the date of death or last follow-up

    Measured: 2 years

  2. Progression free survival rate

    From the first date of radiotherapy to the date of first failure or last follow-up

    Measured: 2 years

  3. Tumor regression grade

    Tumor regression grade of primary lesion

    Measured: Just after resection & pathologic report

  4. Toxicity

    Adverse events using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Aug 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2012
  3. Primary completionDec 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2022 (estimated)

Resources

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
39 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01923987
Sponsor's protocol ID
K-1208-001-002
Other IDs
KCT0000525, K-1208-001-002
Status last verified
Sep 2019
First submitted
7 Aug 2013
Last updated
20 Sep 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Short Course Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Delayed Surgery in people with Rectal Cancer and Liver Metastasis, run by Korea Cancer Center Hospital at 2 sites in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. 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 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in South Korea. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?

Contact Sun Mi Moon, MD, PhD (82-2-970-1237, msm386@yahoo.co.kr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

R0 resection rate (time frame: Expected average of 12 weeks (after resection)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 2019.

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