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Recruiting Phase 2

Treating Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer With TAS-102 Chemotherapy Plus Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy

NCT05965531 · tracked via the Priya Life Science China tracker
Phase
Phase 2
Started
2024-01-01
Last updated
2025-04-29

Condition(s) studied

Rectal Cancer

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Trifluridine/Tipiracil →intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Trifluridine/Tipiracil: TAS-102 is given in a dose of 35 mg/m2, twice daily on the 1st to 5th and 8th to 12th days of the period of neoadjuvant radiotherapy.

intensity-modulated radiotherapy: intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Study summary

The goal of this Phase 2 trial is to evaluate a neoadjuvant treatment mode for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC), consisting of radiotherapy and concurrent Trifluridine/Tipiracil (TAS-102). The main questions it aims to answer are: (i) whether TAS-102 is effective in treating LARC, when combined with radiotherapy; (ii) whether TAS-102 is safe in combination with radiotherapy. Participants will receive one cycle of TAS-102 chemotherapy and neoadjuvant radiotherapy based on intensity-modulated technique. Then the ones with a possibility of R0 resection will receive radical surgery followed by 6 cycles of adjuvant XELOX (capecitabine plus oxaliplatin) chemotherapy.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologically diagnosed rectal adenocarcinoma via biopsy * Pretreatment clinical TNM stage as T3-4N0M0 or T1-4N1-2M0 (UICC TNM staging classification, version 8) * Tumor with proficient DNA mismatch repair confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis * Age between 18 and 75 years old * Karnofsky performance score ≥ 70 * Distance from tumor lower margin to anal verge \< 12 cm Exclusion Criteria: * Inguinal lymph node metastasis * Multiple primary colorectal cancer * Complete obstruction or perforation * Uncontrolled tuberculosis, AIDS or mental diseases * Severe cardiac, renal, hepatic or hematopoietic dysfunctions unsuitable for chemotherapy or radiotherapy * Prior history of other malignancies with 5 years, except cured cervical carcinoma in situ and skin basal cell carcinoma * Prior history of rectal surgery, pelvic radiotherapy or chemotherapy * Pregnant or lactating women * Other situations for which the investigators consider a patient inappropriate to participate

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Objective response rate — One week after surgery
    The percentage of the patients complete R0 resection and attain a tumor regression grade of 1-4 (Mandard's 5-tier standard) in postsurgical pathologic examination

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou Guangdong Recruiting
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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