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Completed Phase 1 Interventional

Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy With 5-Fluorouracil for Rectal Cancer

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02270606

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Official title

Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant Short Course Radiotherapy Concurrent With Infusional 5-Fluorouracil for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Brief summary

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This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of fluorouracil when given together with radiation therapy followed by combination chemotherapy before and after surgery in treating patients with rectal cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed. Giving additional combination chemotherapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy and fluorouracil followed by combination chemotherapy before and after surgery may be a better treatment for rectal cancer.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02270606
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Enrollment
14 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Dec 3, 2014
Primary completion
May 13, 2018
Completion
May 12, 2021
Last update posted
Jul 19, 2021

2014 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center Richmond Virginia 23219

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