A Study of Xeloda (Capecitabine) Plus Radiotherapy in Participants With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
An Open Label Study of the Effect of Xeloda and Radiotherapy on Pathological Response Rate in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This single arm study will assess the efficacy and safety of treatment with Xeloda plus standard pelvic radiotherapy in participants with locally advanced rectal cancer. Eligible participants will receive Xeloda 825mg/m\^2 orally twice daily plus standard radiotherapy for 5 weeks, followed by surgery within 6 weeks after completion of treatment. The anticipated time on study treatment is \< 3 months, and the target sample size is \< 100 individuals.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_2 colorectal-cancer
Started Oct 2008
Shorter than P25 for phase_2 colorectal-cancer
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 21, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 24, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2010
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
August 25, 2016
CompletedAugust 25, 2016
July 1, 2016
1.8 years
November 21, 2008
July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response
Pathological complete response was defined as the absence of viable tumor cells in the tumor specimen, including regional lymph nodes determined with standard histological procedures.
Up to 11 weeks (assessed at the time of post-treatment surgery)
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Percentage of Participants With Response to Treatment Assessed 4-6 Weeks After the Completion of Radiochemotherapy (Complete Response, Partial Remission or No Response to the Treatment)
Up to 11 weeks (assessed 4-6 weeks after the completion of radiochemotherapy)
Percentage of Participants With Response to the Treatment Assessed 1 Month After Surgery (Complete Response, Partial Remission or No Response to the Treatment)
Up to 15 weeks (assessed 1 month after surgery)
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events
Up to 15 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Capecitabine
EXPERIMENTALCapecitabine orally twice daily plus standard radiotherapy for 5 weeks, followed by surgery within 6 weeks after completion of treatment.
Interventions
Administered as prescribed according to normal clinical practice.
825 milligrams per meter square (mg/m\^2) orally twice daily for 5 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- adult patients, 18-80 years of age;
- rectal cancer;
- planned surgery, and likely to benefit from pre-operative combined chemo-radiotherapy;
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
You may not qualify if:
- previous radiotherapy or chemotherapy for colorectal cancer;
- clinically significant cardiovascular disease;
- significant gastric or small intestine disease;
- serious uncontrolled active infection
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Unknown Facility
Banská Bystrica, 975 17, Slovakia
Unknown Facility
Bratislava, 833 10, Slovakia
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Medical Communications
- Organization
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Clinical Trials
Hoffmann-La Roche
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 21, 2008
First Posted
November 24, 2008
Study Start
October 1, 2008
Primary Completion
August 1, 2010
Study Completion
August 1, 2010
Last Updated
August 25, 2016
Results First Posted
August 25, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-07