Rectal Cancer: Local Staging, Re-staging and Assessment of Lymph Nodes Using Pet-Ct, CT-Perfusion and 3T MRI
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01525056 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: February 2, 2012
Last Update Posted
: September 9, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Rectal Cancer | Radiation: ct and mri scans Radiation: ct, mri and pet scan Radiation: ct, mri and pet scans | Phase 2 |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Rectal Cancer: Local Staging, Re-staging and Assessment of Lymph Node Metastases Using PET-CT, CT-Perfusion and 3T MRI: A Prospective Feasibility Study |
Study Start Date : | March 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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imaging with ct, mri and pet scans
ct,mri and pet scans pre and post radiation
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Radiation: ct and mri scans
ct and mri scan preradiation and postradiation
Radiation: ct, mri and pet scan
ct, mri and pet scans preradiation and postradiation
Radiation: ct, mri and pet scans
single arm with ct, mri and pet scans pre and post radiation
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- efficacy of PET, CT-perfusion and MRI to stage patients with rectal cancer [ Time Frame: 3 years ]The patient will undergo imaging studies with PET, CT-perfusion and MRI before and after standard preoperative chemoradiation and these imaging studies will be compared with standard imaging and with the final pathology specimen in order to determine the accuracy of these 3 studies in detecting lymph node metastases and response of the primary tumour to treatment

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Rectal cancer, stage T2, T3, T4
Exclusion Criteria:
- Rectal cancer, stage T1 or metastatic
- Non-rectal primary cancer invading the rectum
- Mucinous histology
- Patient is initially, or becomes a non-surgical candidate during the course of the study
- Hip prosthesis (affects PET-CT image processing)
- Allergy to CT contrast or patients with impaired renal function, defined as estimated glomerular filtrate rate (eGFR)< 30 ml/min
- Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study that would result in overlap of radiation fields
- Contraindications to MRI
- Pregnancy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01525056
Canada, Ontario | |
London Regional Cancer Program | |
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A4L6 |
Principal Investigator: | Barbara J Fisher, MD | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
Responsible Party: | Barbara Fisher, Doctor, London Health Sciences Centre |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01525056 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
LRCP01 |
First Posted: | February 2, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 9, 2014 |
Last Verified: | September 2014 |
Keywords provided by Barbara Fisher, London Health Sciences Centre:
rectal cancer imaging PET MRI |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Rectal Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site |
Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases |