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Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in TreatingPatients With Stage I Rectal Cancer
This study has been completed.
First Received: September 13, 2001   Last Updated: February 6, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Southwest Oncology Group
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00023751
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining surgery with chemotherapy and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells and prevent recurrence of the cancer.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of surgery with or without chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients who have stage I rectal cancer.


Condition Intervention Phase
Colorectal Cancer
Drug: fluorouracil
Drug: leucovorin calcium
Procedure: adjuvant therapy
Procedure: conventional surgery
Radiation: radiation therapy
Phase II

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase II Study of Local Excision Alone or Local Excision Plus Adjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Small Distal Rectal Cancers

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Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date: July 2001
Primary Completion Date: April 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the overall, disease-free, and colostomy-free survival rates in patients with stage I rectal cancer treated with local excision with or without adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
  • Determine the local, regional, and distant recurrence rates in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Determine whether loco-regional recurrences after local excision can be successfully salvaged with radical surgery with or without adjuvant therapy for permanent cure in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Determine whether the analysis of certain histological and molecular markers can help determine prognosis in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Determine the anorectal, urinary, and sexual function effects in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Determine the non-functional treatment morbidity and mortality exclusive of anorectal, urinary, and sexual function effects in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Determine the overall survival of patients with pathology exclusions undergoing local excision.
  • Determine the efficacy of the current standard in detecting recurrence during follow-up, including office visits, blood tests, and proctoscopy in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

All patients undergo full thickness disc excision. Patients with T3 disease or positive surgical margins after surgery are removed from study. Patients with T1 disease and negative surgical margins after surgery are observed. Patients with T2 disease and negative surgical margins after surgery receive adjuvant therapy.

Beginning 42 days after surgery, T2 patients receive leucovorin calcium (CF) IV over 2 hours with fluorouracil (5-FU) IV bolus 1 hour into the infusion once weekly for 6 weeks. Beginning 2 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy, patients receive chemoradiotherapy comprising radiotherapy once daily 5 times a week for 5 weeks and 5-FU IV continuously while receiving radiotherapy. Beginning 2 weeks after the completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients again receive CF IV over 2 hours with 5-FU IV bolus 1 hour into the infusion once weekly for 6 weeks. Chemotherapy repeats after 2 weeks rest for a total of 2 courses.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 320 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum

    • T1 or T2 by physical and endoscopic exams
    • No T3 lesions by clinical or radiological exam
    • Villous adenomas or in situ carcinoma allowed without histologicalconfirmation if clinical appearance of cancer
  • No multi-focal disease within the rectum at time of initial diagnosis
  • No non-adenocarcinomatous rectal cancer or anal cancer
  • Less than 4 cm at greatest diameter
  • Less than 40% of rectal wall circumference involved
  • Proximal margin no greater than 8 cm from dentate line
  • No tumor fixation to the perirectal tissues regardless of size
  • No malignant regional lymph node or distant metastases by clinical exam orradiographical imaging

    • No palpable perirectal lymph nodes or nodes larger than 1 cm
    • No evidence of malignant perirectal lymph nodes by endorectal ultrasound orendorectal MRI

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • CTC 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 4,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 1.5 times normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 1.8 mg/dL

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No other prior or concurrent malignancy within the past 5 years except inactive nonmelanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • No prior surgery for rectal cancer including prior attempts at transanal or transcoccygeal surgical excision with unclear or positive margins
  • Prior incision or operative biopsy or colonoscopic removal allowed
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00023751

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United States, Alabama
MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36688
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
Anniston, Alabama, United States, 36207
United States, Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
CCOP - Greater Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006-2726
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85723
United States, Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
United States, California
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
Oakland, California, United States, 94609-3305
CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95403
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
Martinez, California, United States, 94553
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010
David Grant Medical Center
Travis Air Force Base, California, United States, 94535
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658
University of California Davis Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033-0804
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego
San Diego, California, United States, 92161
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Orange, California, United States, 92868
United States, Colorado
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80010
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
United States, Delaware
CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19713
United States, District of Columbia
Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20060
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20422
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5000
United States, Florida
Broward General Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140
Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804
Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Medical Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401
Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
United States, Georgia
CCOP - Atlanta Regional
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342-1701
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States, 30905-5650
United States, Hawaii
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813-2424
MBCCOP - Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96859-5000
United States, Illinois
CCOP - Central Illinois
Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
Saint Anthony Medical Center
Rockford, Illinois, United States, 61108
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153-5500
MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612-7323
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-W227
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60640
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637-1470
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141
West Suburban Center for Cancer Care
River Forest, Illinois, United States, 60305
United States, Indiana
CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
South Bend, Indiana, United States, 46601
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46885-5099
United States, Iowa
Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities
Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1009
United States, Kansas
CCOP - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7353
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67218
United States, Kentucky
Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0084
Baptist Hospital East - Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40207
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40502-2236
United States, Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130-3932
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130
United States, Maryland
Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
United States, Massachusetts
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States, 02130
United States, Michigan
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379
CCOP - Beaumont
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073-6769
CCOP - Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0912
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
Lakeland Medical Center - St. Joseph
Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States, 49085
Providence Hospital - Southfield
Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-9975
CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1932
United States, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417
United States, Mississippi
Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States, 39534-2576
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, 39531-2410
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
United States, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
CCOP - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64131
CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65203
Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63131
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)
Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64128
United States, Montana
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
United States, Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-7680
United States, Nevada
CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
United States, New Hampshire
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756-0002
United States, New Jersey
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103
United States, New Mexico
MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5138
United States, New York
CCOP - North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13217
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst, New York, United States, 11373
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10032
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY
New York, New York, United States, 10029
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital
Jamaica, New York, United States, 11432
James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany
Albany, New York, United States, 12208
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York, United States, 10021
United States, North Carolina
Cape Fear Valley Health System
Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, 28302-2000
Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
Kinston, North Carolina, United States, 28503-1678
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1082
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States, 28374
CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104-4241
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28402-9025
NorthEast Oncology Associates
Concord, North Carolina, United States, 28025
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28805
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
United States, North Dakota
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58102
United States, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195-9001
Barrett Cancer Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267-0501
CCOP - Columbus
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43206
CCOP - Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45429
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210-1240
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220-2288
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45428
United States, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
United States, Oregon
CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97225
Oregon Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201-3098
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97207
United States, Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
United States, Rhode Island
Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
United States, South Carolina
CCOP - Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29615
CCOP - Upstate Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425-0721
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5799
United States, Tennessee
Danville Radiation Therapy Center
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38104
University of Tennessee Cancer Institute
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38103
United States, Texas
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234-6200
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
Harrington Cancer Center
Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4095
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3900
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0565
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79415
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75216
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
Temple, Texas, United States, 76504
United States, Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112-5550
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148
United States, Vermont
Fletcher Allen Health Care - University Health Center Campus
Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
Green Mountain Oncology Group
Bennington, Vermont, United States, 05201
Vermont Cancer Center
Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401-3498
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction
White River Junction, Vermont, United States, 05009
United States, Virginia
Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22901
MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0037
Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.
Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24014
Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23502
United States, Washington
CCOP - Northwest
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405-0986
CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431-5000
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
United States, West Virginia
St. Mary's Medical Center
Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25701
United States, Wisconsin
Ministry Medical Group - Northern Region
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States, 54501
Canada, British Columbia
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E6
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-5067
Sponsors and Collaborators
Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Southwest Oncology Group
Investigators
Study Chair: Ronald Bleday, MD Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Study Chair: Morton S. Kahlenberg, MD University of Texas
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: CDR0000068858, CLB-80002, SWOG-C80002
Study First Received: September 13, 2001
Last Updated: February 6, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00023751     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage I rectal cancer
adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antimetabolites
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Rectal Neoplasms
Antineoplastic Agents
Colonic Diseases
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Leucovorin
Rectal Diseases
Neoplasms by Site
Vitamins
Therapeutic Uses
Micronutrients
Digestive System Neoplasms
Vitamin B Complex
Growth Substances
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Intestinal Diseases
Immunosuppressive Agents
Intestinal Neoplasms
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Fluorouracil
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 25, 2009