Colorectal Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Colorectal cancer, Response to treatment, FDG PET/CT
Brief summary
Measuring tumor response to treatment based on computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been a widely debated issue (response criteria in solid tumors \[RECIST\] and World Health Organization criteria). Furthermore, early identification of nonresponding patients is of great importance because the rates of response of common malignant solid tumors to chemotherapy are in the range of only 20-30%. Therefore, quantitative imaging of tumor metabolism with 18F-FDG PET/CT may provide important advantages and thus reduce side effects and costs of ineffective therapy. However, the evidence to date for the use of 18F-FDG-PET/CT with this indication is limited. The purpose of the present trial is to determine the impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the management of advanced colorectal cancer. The aim is also to confirm whether a metabolic response can be used as a surrogate end point in monitoring treatment response in this cancer type. The study consists of 40 patients with advanced colorectal cancer patients. All patients will be studied with 18F-FDG PET/CT combined with diagnostic contrast enhanced abdominal CT before the start of chemotherapy and re-evaluated 4-5 weeks after the initiation of therapy. Effect of this metabolic and anatomic change in therapy are evaluated and correlated to survival, morbidity, and treatment -related costs. Histopathologic confirmation of response is evaluated whenever possible. The data will be collected between 2008 and 2012.
Interventions
OTHERPET/CT
18F-FDG PET/CT
Sponsors
Turku University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 40 to 80 years old * Language spoken: Finnish or Swedish * Performance status: Karnofsky score 70 or better or WHO performance status 2 or better * earlier diagnosed (histologically confirmed) colorectal cancer with discovered metastases at operation * Earlier diagnosed and treated colorectal cancer with discovered recurrence in the follow up * Mental status: Patients must be able to understand the meaning of the study * Informed consent: The patient must sign the appropriate Ethical Committee (EC) approved informed consent documents in the presence of the designated staff
Exclusion criteria
* Prior medical history: Patient must have no history of serious cardiovascular, liver or kidney disease * Vulnerable study subjects such as described in Finnish law concerning clinical studies (disabled, children, pregnant or breast-feeding women, prisoners) will not be included.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Survival | 2 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to progression | One year |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed