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The effectiveness and safety of pirfenidone for preventing intestinal radiation-induced fibrosis: a randomized, controlled, single-center trial

The effectiveness and safety of pirfenidone for preventing intestinal radiation-induced fibrosis: a randomized, controlled, single-center trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100044973
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-04-03
Start date
2021-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-02

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Conditions

radiation-induced fibrosis

Interventions

Experimental group:pirfenidone 400mg/tid

Sponsors

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-75 years (including 18 and 75 years old); 2. Clinical diagnosis of stage II-III rectal cancer; 3. Receive long-term radiotherapy (45Gy/25f/5w); 4. General status ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) determines the clinical status is 0-1; 5. The expected survival period is more than 6 months; 6. Liver and kidney functions: such as plasma total bilirubin and creatinine <= 1.5 times the upper limit of normal; AST, ALT, LDH <= 2 times the upper limit of normal; 7. The subject voluntarily joined the study and signed an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Past history of pelvic radiotherapy; 2. Patients with a history of pelvic surgery; 3. History of other tumors or rectal malignant tumors that occurred on the basis of inflammatory bowel disease; 4. Emergency surgery is required due to intestinal obstruction, perforation, bleeding, etc.,and with unresectable concurrent intestinal diseases; 5. Long-term use of metformin hypoglycemic drugs; 6. Creatinine clearance rate <30ml/min and those with severe kidney disease or requiring dialysis; 7. Combined with other serious diseases: such as myocardial infarction and uncontrollable diabetes within 6 months, those who are considered unsuitable to participate in the trial; 8. Patients who cannot undergo MRI examination due to contraindications or relative contraindications in MRI examination; 9. Accompanied by active peptic ulcer; 10. Pregnant women and patients with mental illness; 11. Participated in other drug clinical trials within 3 months; 12. According to the judgment of the investigator, the subject has other factors that may cause him to be forced to terminate the study halfway.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The degree of fibrosis at the proximal end of the rectum (10cm from the tumor);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChi Pan, Chen Zhifen, Liu Zhun

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

chipan363@163.com+86 591 86218410

Outcome results

None listed

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