cancer of the rectum/rectumcancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Histological proven rectal cancer • UICC stage I-III • Only primary tumors; no recurrences • Willing and able to comply with the study prescriptions • 18 years or older • Have given written informed consent before patient registration • No previous radiotherapy to the pelvis • Only patients treated with concurrent chemoradiation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Not adenocarcinoma histology • History of prior pelvis radiotherapy • No contra-indication for PET-CT ( claustrofobia/allergy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prediction of pathological complete response (ypT0N0) 8-12 weeks after long-series chemoradiotherapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Several binary outcomes (assessed from pathology 8-12 weeks after long-series chemoradiotherapy) are predicted for treatment adaptation: 1. TRG12 versus TRG34 (TRG: tumor regression grade, see Appendix F) 2. TRG1 versus TRG234 3. Percentage of ypT1-T2, N0 | — |
Countries
Netherlands