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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01186081
Date of registration: 18/08/2010
Primary sponsor: Asan Medical Center
Public title: Comparison of Preoperative and Postoperative Radiotherapy and Capecitabine in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Scientific title: Comparison of Preoperative and Postoperative Radiotherapy and Capecitabine in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Date of first enrolment: March 2004
Target sample size: 240
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01186081
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Name:   Jong Hoon Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Asan Medical Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma

- Tumor located below 10 cm from the anal verge

- Clinical stage T3 or potentially resectable T4, or N+ on endorectal ultrasonography
(EUS) and computed tomography (CT)

- Patients must be > 18 years and < 76 years

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2

- Adequate bone marrow reserve

- Adequate renal function

- Adequate liver function

- Signed informed consent prior to randomization

Exclusion Criteria:

- Evidence of distant metastasis

- Previous history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy

- History of malignancy during recent 5 years other than skin cancer

- Pregnant or lactating woman

- Familial history of colorectal cancer



Age minimum: 19 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rectal Cancer
Intervention(s)
Radiation: Postoperative chemoradiotherapy
Radiation: Preoperative chemoradiotherapy
Primary Outcome(s)
Disease-free survival [Time Frame: Three year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Local relapse-free survival [Time Frame: Three year]
Overall survival [Time Frame: Three year]
Sphincter preservation rate [Time Frame: Three year]
Treatment related toxicities [Time Frame: Three year]
Secondary ID(s)
AMC Rectal Pre Vs Post 2004
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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