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Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  NCT02438839
Date of registration: 05/05/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Vejle Hospital
Public title: Curative Chemoradiation of Low Rectal Cancer WW2
Scientific title: Curative Chemoradiation of Low Rectal Cancer. A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study
Date of first enrolment: September 2015
Target sample size: 105
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02438839
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Denmark
Contacts
Name:     Henrik Jensen, PhD
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Affiliation:  Department of Oncology, Vejle Hospital
Name:     Anders Jakobsen, DMSc
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Affiliation:  Department of Oncology, Vejle Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Histopathologically verified adenocarcinoma of the rectum

- Planned abdominoperineal resection (APR) or ultralow resection

- Primary, resectable T1-T3, N0 tumor. N1 nodal disease is acceptable, if the positive
lymph nodes are localized to the mesorectum at the level of the tumor.

- Distance from anal verge to lower edge of tumor = 6 cm measured by rigid rectoscope

- Performance status 0-2

- Patient acceptance to collection of biopsies and blood samples for translational
research

- Age = 18 years

- Normal function of bone marrow as evaluated by

- neutrophils = 1.5 x 10^9/l

- thrombocytes = 100

- Normal function of liver

- alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) < 2.5 x upper limit of normal

- bilirubin < 2.5 x upper limit of normal

- Kidney function

- Serum creatinine < 1.5 x upper limit of normal or measured glomerular filtration
rate (GFR) > 30 ml/min

- Fertile women must present a negative pregnancy test and use secure contraceptives
during and 3 months after treatment.

- Written and orally informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous surgical treatment of the present cancer, including transanal excision of
tumor.

- Other malignant disease within the past five years except basocellular skin cancer and
carcinoma in situ cervicis uteri

- Distant metastases verified by imaging or biopsy

- Previous radiation treatment of the pelvis

- Pregnant or breastfeeding women



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rectal Cancer
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of patients with locoregional tumor control with chemoradiation alone two years after end of treatment [Time Frame: 2 years after end of treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Response and tumor control on MRI scans compared to clinical observations, including rectoscopic examination [Time Frame: 6 and potentially 12 weeks after end of treatment]
Rate of distant metastases [Time Frame: Every two months the first year, every three months the second year, every six months the third year, and annually the fourth and fifth years]
Cumulative incidence of local recurrence after surgery [Time Frame: Every two months the first year, every three months the second year, every six months the third year, and annually the fourth and fifth years]
Secondary ID(s)
WW2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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