NCT04677413Active, not recruitingPhase 1
Ultra-fractionated Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer
Phase I Trial of Ultra-fractionated Adaptive Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Selective Omission of Surgery for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The rationale of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of selective non-operative management for locally advanced rectal cancer using dose-escalated ultra-fractionated short course radiation therapy interdigitated with chemotherapy. We believe delivering short course radiotherapy over a prolonged interval, at escalated doses and with concurrent chemotherapy may be feasible and allow for improved clinical response.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 27 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Dec 2020
- Start date
- 3 Jun 2021
- Primary completion date
- Jun 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT04677413
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 1
- Planned participants: 27
- From 3 Jun 2021 to the primary completion date, Jun 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Prior RT to the pelvis.
Other illness
- Distant nodal disease (retroperitoneal nodes) including inguinal nodes, or any metastatic disease by CT.
- Uncontrolled comorbid illness or condition including congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with the study requirements.
- Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit consenting and compliance with study requirements.
Other
- Participants who are pregnant or nursing due to the potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants
Who the study is looking for
- At least 18 years of age. Both men and women and members of all races and ethnic groups will be included.
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent
- Pathologic diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma
- T3-4 and/or N+ disease per AJCC 8th edition
- No prior treatment for rectal adenocarcinoma
- Eastern Cooperative Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2.
- Laboratory values supporting acceptable organ and marrow function within 30 days of eligibility confirmation. Defined as follows:
- WBC ≥ 3,000/mL;
- ANC WBC ≥ 1,000/mL;
- PLT ≥ 75,000/mL;
- T Bili ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN);
- AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN;
- Creatinine not above ULN, or creatinine clearance \>50 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
- All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) starting with the first dose of study therapy through 90 days after the last dose of study drugs. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
- A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, marital status, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria:
- Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
- Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Southwestern Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
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