NCT00597311

Preoperative Chemoradiation Versus Short Term Radiation Alone With Delayed Surgery for Stage II and III Resectable Rectal Cancer

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kaunas University of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Trial compares two preoperative stage II and III rectal cancer treatment strategies: short term radiotherapy 5x5 Gy and delayed surgery after 6 weeks versus conventional chemoradiotherapy 50 Gy + 5Fu/Lv and surgery also after 6 weeks.

Conditions

• Primary Rectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	radiotherapy	1. Short term radiotherapy 5x5 Gy during 5 days 2. Chemoradiotherapy 50 Gy + 5Fu/Lv

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-01-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2008-01-18
• Last updated: 2008-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Lithuania