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Short-Course Versus Long-Course Chemo-Radiotherapy in Cancer of Large Bowel

Efficacy and Complications of Short Course versus Long Course Concurrent Chemo-radiotherapy followed by Consolidation Chemotherapy and Delayed Surgery among Patients with Rectal Cancer.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017110424266N3
Enrollment
72
Registered
2017-11-12
Start date
2017-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Rectal Adenocarcinoma. Malignant neoplasm of rectum

Interventions

Intervention 1: ?1st Arm: Short course radiotherapy with 25 Gy in 5 fractions with concurrent chemotherapy regimen including Capecitabine 625mg/m2/bid for 5 days and Oxaliplatin 50mg/m2/day for 1 day
Treatment - Drugs
?1st Arm: Short course radiotherapy with 25 Gy in 5 fractions with concurrent chemotherapy regimen including Capecitabine 625mg/m2/bid for 5 days and Oxaliplatin 50mg/m2/day for 1 day then one cycle c
2nd Arm (Control): Long course radiotherapy with 50 Gy in 25 fractions with concurrent Capecitabine 825mg/m2/bid for 5 days each week then one cycle chemotherapy with XELOX regimen (Capecitabine 1000m

Sponsors

Deputy of Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: Rectal Adenocarcinoma Confirmed by Pathology; Both Genders; Ages 18 to 80; Clinical Stages T3-4 or Lymph node Positive by MRI or Endosonography; Tumor Location 5 to 15 cm above anal verge; Good Performance Status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0-1). Exclusion Criteria: Concurrent Malignancy other than Rectal Cancer; No tolerance for Chemotherapy; Previous Pelvic Radiotherapy; Distant Metastasis; Impaired Renal Function.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postop Tumor Stage. Timepoint: After Surgery. Method of measurement: Pathology Report.

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complications. Timepoint: At the Initiation of Radiotherapy up to one month after surgery. Method of measurement: Common terminology criteria for cancer related therapy adverse events.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahdi Aghili

Department of Radiation Oncology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

aghili@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6119 2520

Outcome results

None listed

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