Management of LLN Metastasis in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Radiation Dose Escalation Study

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Aug 28, 2024
  • participants needed
    78
  • sponsor
    Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Updated on 5 October 2021
carcinoma
metastasis
chemoradiotherapy
pelvic mri
adenocarcinoma

Summary

In this study, locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients with lateral lymph node (LLN) metastasis would be enrolled. The LLNs with short axis (SA) 5 mm are considered metastatic.The safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy(nCRT) with a booster dose to 58Gy had been initially demonstrated in our previous research. The effective and safety of dose escalation of LLN in LARC patients, will be further verified in this prospective, clinical study.

Description

This is a prospective, observational clinical study for validation the efficiency and safety of the dose escalation of LLN. Patients who have been pathologically diagnosed as rectal adenocarcinoma and defined as clinical T1-4N1-2M0 without distant metastasis will be enrolled from the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. Patients should have at least one LLN metastasis defined on primary MRI, and the data of primary pelvic MRI will be performed within two weeks before the beginning of enrollment. All patients should follow a standard treatment protocol, including concurrent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) with a dose boost of LLNs to 58Gy, TME surgery with or without LLND ( lateral lymph node dissection) and adjuvant chemotherapy. The regimen of chemotherapy and the way of operation should be depended on the MDT(multiply discipline treatment) decision. The restaged MRI scan would be performed 6-12 weeks after the last fraction of radiotherapy. The LLN response rate ( short axis < 5mm ) would be evaluated. This study is aimed to apply a new way to control LLN metastasis.

Details
Condition Colon cancer; rectal cancer, Colorectal Cancer, rectal carcinoma, Rectal Cancer, Colon Cancer Screening
Treatment escalation dose of LLNs
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04991090
SponsorSixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Last Modified on5 October 2021

Eligibility

Yes No Not Sure

Inclusion Criteria

informed consent was signed
Age 18-75
Pathologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma, colonoscopy,MRI, CT and other examinations confirmed that the tumor was located under peritoneal reflexion
clinical staging was T1-4N1-2M0, pelvic MRI evaluation showed at least one lateral lymph node with short diameter 5 mm
Pelvic MRI was evaluated no more than 14 days before enrollment
ECOG 0-2 points
No prior history of other malignant tumors, except for cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix

Exclusion Criteria

Previous radiotherapy or surgical treatment for colorectal cancer (except biopsy for pathology)
Whole body CT, MR or PET-CT (including at least chest, whole abdomen, and pelvis) confirmed distant metastasis (M1)
Previous or coexisting active malignancies (other than malignant neoplasms that have received curable treatment and have not been present for more than 3 years or carcinoma in situ that can be cured by adequate treatment)
Receiving major operations such as laparotomy, thoracotomy, laparoscopic resection of organs or serious external injuries within the previous 4 weeks
Active coronary artery disease, severe/unstable angina pectoris or newly diagnosed angina or myocardial infarction within the 12 months prior to study participation
Patients who have experienced thrombosis or embolism within the past 6 months have received radiotherapy or surgical treatment for rectal cancer (except biopsy for pathology)
New York Heart Society (NYHA) Grade II or higher congestive heart failure
The presence of CTCAE grade 2 or above toxicity (except anemia, alopecia, and skin pigmentation) due to any previous treatment that has not resolved
Pregnant or lactating women
Accompany with any medical condition that would affect patient safety and study compliance
Patients determined by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial
Clear my responses

How to participate?

Step 1 Connect with a study center
What happens next?
  • You can expect the study team to contact you via email or phone in the next few days.
  • Sign up as volunteer  to help accelerate the development of new treatments and to get notified about similar trials.

You are contacting

Investigator Avatar

Primary Contact

site

Additional screening procedures may be conducted by the study team before you can be confirmed eligible to participate.

Learn more

If you are confirmed eligible after full screening, you will be required to understand and sign the informed consent if you decide to enroll in the study. Once enrolled you may be asked to make scheduled visits over a period of time.

Learn more

Complete your scheduled study participation activities and then you are done. You may receive summary of study results if provided by the sponsor.

Learn more

Similar trials to consider

Loading...

Browse trials for

Not finding what you're looking for?

Every year hundreds of thousands of volunteers step forward to participate in research. Sign up as a volunteer and receive email notifications when clinical trials are posted in the medical category of interest to you.

Sign up as volunteer

user name

Added by • 

 • 

Private

Reply by • Private
Loading...

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Ipsa vel nobis alias. Quae eveniet velit voluptate quo doloribus maxime et dicta in sequi, corporis quod. Ea, dolor eius? Dolore, vel!

  The passcode will expire in None.
Loading...

No annotations made yet

Add a private note
  • abc Select a piece of text from the left.
  • Add notes visible only to you.
  • Send it to people through a passcode protected link.
Add a private note