Rectal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients were sequentially enrolled between March 2007 and June 2008 if they accorded with the following criteria: age between 18 and 75 years; previously untreated rectal cancer; histologically proven rectal adenocarcinomas; TMN stage of T3-T4 or positive regional lymph nodes confirmed by CT, and/or magnetic resonance images(MRI), endorectal ultrasonography(ERUS); tumor location within 10cm above anal verge; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) performance status scores=2.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were as follow: (1) metastatic disease before or during preoperative treatment; and (2) other active malignancy (except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pCR; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| DFS;OS;Post surgery complications;Toxicity of chemotherapy; | — |
Contacts
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center