Colon cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients are eligible when they meet the following criteria: • Patient is able and willing to provide written informed consent for the CONNECTION- study • Informed consent signed for PLCRC components ‘clinical data’ and ‘future studies’ • MSS based on pre-treatment biopsy by IHC • Fit to undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy with capecitabine + oxaliplatin and subsequent surgery judged by the primary treating physician • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Any other malignant disease within the preceding 5 years apart from non-melanomatous skin cancer, carcinoma in situ and early stage disease with a recurrence risk of less than 5% • Colonic obstruction that cannot be defunctioned by a stoma • Pregnant or lactating women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the pathological tumour response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy per CMS subtype. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Pathological tumour response (Modified Ryan scheme; Ki-67, Caspase-3 and cytostatic-cytotoxic effects on HE-stained tissue slides) • Radiological tumour response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy per CMS subtype. • Recurrence free survival at two and three years • Therapy-induced CMS differences. • Prognostic and predictive value of cytotoxic lymphocytes (CytoLym) and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) infiltration scores. • Diagnostic accuracy of ctDNA measurements for monitoring treatment response to neoadjuvant treatment and detection of residual disease. • Percentages of pathological complete (R0), pathological microscopic incomplete (R1) and pathologically macroscopic incomplete (R2) resections. • Surgical complication rate (i.e. wound infections and anastomotic leak) | — |
Contacts
Erasmus MC