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Stage IV Rectal Cancer, Liver Metastasis, ResectablePhase 2NCT02510378

Short Course Radiotherapy Combined With Chemotherapy in Stage IV Rectal Cancer With Resectable Liver Metastases

A Phase 2 study testing Short course radiotherapy in people with Stage IV Rectal Cancer, Liver Metastasis, Resectable, run by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences at 2 sites in China.

Unknown status

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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.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

Patients with rectal cancer and resectable liver metastases receive short course radiotherapy(5Gy/f x 5f) to the pelvis and XELOX consolidating chemotherapy al least 4 cycles after 2 weeks. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
What is being tested?
Short course radiotherapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
47 participants
Where
2 sitesChina
Study dates
Jan 2014to 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 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically confirmed primary carcinoma of the rectum (Lower border of tumour ≤ 10 cm from anal verge) locally advanced stage in primary site of rectum resectable synchronous liver metastases. The decision of resectable liver metastases will be made at multidisciplinary clinical meetings.

Who cannot join

  • Obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract Previously constructed stoma prior radiotherapy of the pelvis

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

China2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Dept of Radiation oncology, Cancer Hospital , Chinese Academy of Medical Science

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021

    jing jin, 8610-87788280, jingjin1025@163.com

    hua ren, 8610-87788122, renhua2009@hotmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Cancer Hospital, CAMS

    Beijing, 100021

    Jing Jin, professor, 87788200, jingjin1025@163.com

    Hua Ren, attending, 87788122, renhua2009@hotmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Patients with rectal cancer and resectable liver metastases receive short course radiotherapy(5Gy/f x 5f) to the pelvis and XELOX consolidating chemotherapy al least 4 cycles after 2 weeks.

Read the detailed description

Patients with rectal cancer and resectable liver metastases receive 25 Gy in 5 fractions of 5 Gy over 5 days to the pelvis and XELOX consolidating chemotherapy (with or without target therapy) al least 4 cycles after 2 weeks.

After evaluation, patients with resectable rectal cancer and liver metastasis will undergo surgery. Those patients with unresectable lesions will receive chemotherapy.

Being tested
Short course radiotherapy
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

    Patients with rectal cancer and resectable liver metastases receive 25 Gy in 5 fractions of 5 Gy over 5 days to the pelvis and XELOX consolidating chemotherapy (with or without target therapy) al least 4 cycles after 2 weeks.

    After evaluation, patients with resectable rectal cancer and liver metastasis will undergo surgery. Those patients with unresectable lesions will receive chemotherapy.

Study groups in NCT02510378
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Short course radiotherapyExperimentalPatients with rectal cancer and resectable liver metastases receive 25 Gy in 5 fractions of 5 Gy over 5 days to the pelvis and XELOX consolidating chemotherapy (with or without target therapy) al least 4 cycles after 2 weeks. After evaluation, patients with resectable rectal cancer and liver metastasis will undergo surgery. Those patients with unresectable lesions will receive chemotherapy.
Receives: Radiation: Short course radiotherapy

What is being measured

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

  1. percentage of patients undergo R0 surgery during the follow-up

    Measured: 3 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The rate of early toxicity of radiotherapy according to the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (version 3.0)

    Measured: 3 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Jul 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2014
  3. Primary completionDec 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2022 (estimated)

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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
47 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02510378
Sponsor's protocol ID
CH-GI-072
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
12 Jul 2015
Last updated
29 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Short course radiotherapy in people with Stage IV Rectal Cancer, Liver Metastasis, Resectable, run by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences at 2 sites in China.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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 29 Jul 2015. 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 China. 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 Hua Ren (8610-87788122, renhua2009@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

percentage of patients undergo R0 surgery during the follow-up (time frame: 3 months). 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 29 Jul 2015.

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