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A Randomized Study Comparing complete Chemo-radiotherapy Before Surgery Versus Conventional Preoperative Chemo-radiotherapy Followed by Surgery and Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Total Neoadjuvant Treatment Followed by Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) and Conventional Long Course Chemoradiotherapy Followed By TME And Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer - ReCTON Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045291
Enrollment
150
Registered
2022-09-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C20- Malignant neoplasm of rectum Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: D- Radiation Therapy

Interventions

Intervention1: chemotherapy, radiation and surgery: � CRT group treatment protocol: All the patients in CRT group would receive neoadjuvant long course chemoradiation with capecitabine (CAP) 825

Sponsors

KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 to 75 years 2. Newly diagnosed locally advanced primary resectable rectal adenocarcinoma on biopsy without distant metastases 3. Lower border of tumour ââ?°Â¤ 15 cm from Anal Verge 4. High risk features on MRI: any one of below T3 anyN M0, T4 any N M0, anyT N1+ M0, Threatened CRM, MRF involvement, Extramural vascular invasion 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0ââ?¬â??2 6. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Extensive tumor growth leading to primarily unresectable eg. Tumor involving lumbosacral nerve root, tumor involving lateral pelvic wall, tumor involving sacrum S3 and above 2. Recurrent rectal cancer 3. Partially treated patients 4. FAP or HNPCC, Active Crohnââ?¬•s disease or ulcerative colitis 5. Concomitant malignancy 6. History of peripheral neuropathy 7. History of Cardiac disease / Stroke 8. Chronic kidney disease 9. Chronic liver disease with bilirubin more than 2 mg/dl 10. Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
� Pathological response in resected specimen: pCR, R0, R1Timepoint: post recruitment of study patients with completion of treatment, all patients will analyzed for primary outcome.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
� Disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) � Effect of neoadjuvant treatment: Efficacy and safety, tolerability and toxicity, compliance and Completion of scheduled treatment � Radiological response before Surgery � Perioperative complications � Stoma reversal rate at 3 months post-surgery Timepoint: post 3 years of completion of recruitment and treatment of last patient.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactCharan Singh

KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY

charansinghgoyat@gmail.com9878940935

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026