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Phase 2 N=62 Treatment

A Study of Xeloda (Capecitabine) Plus Radiotherapy in Participants With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Enrolled (actual)
62
Serious AEs
6.5%
Results posted
Aug 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response — 16 percentage of participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
Standard radiotherapy (Radiation); Capecitabine [Xeloda] (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Primary completion
Aug 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants With Pathological Complete Response
16
SECONDARY
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)
2; 12.2; 77.6
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Response to the Treatment Assessed 1 Month After Surgery (Complete Response, Partial Remission or No Response to the Treatment)
56; 10; 14
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events
91.9

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria

  • previous radiotherapy or chemotherapy for colorectal cancer;
  • clinically significant cardiovascular disease;
  • significant gastric or small intestine disease;
  • serious uncontrolled active infection
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00796718). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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