A Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin Capecitabine and Pre-operative Radiotherapy for Patients With Locally Advanced and Inoperable Rectal Cancer

Summary

To assess the efficacy and safety of pre-operative capecitabine and oxaliplatin followed by capecitabine with concurrent radiotherapy followed by post-operative capecitabine in the treatment of patients with locally advanced or inoperable rectal cancer.

Timeline

Start

2001-11

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Completion

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Publications

• Chua YJ, Barbachano Y, Cunningham D, Oates JR, Brown G, Wotherspoon A, Tait D, Massey A, Tebbutt NC, Chau I. Neoadjuvant capecitabine and oxaliplatin before chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision in MRI-defined poor-risk rectal cancer: a phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2010 Mar;11(3):241-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70381-X. Epub 2010 Jan 25.

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