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Brief Title: Radiation-protection Effect of Amifostine in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Official Title: A Phase II Trial of Capecitabine and Irinotecan With or Without Amifostine in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Study ID: NCT03702985
Brief Summary: The study evaluates the addition of Amifostine to capecitabine and irinotecan in neoadjuvant chemoradiation(CRT) in locally advanced rectal cancer. Half of participants will receive capecitabine and along with neoadjuvant radiotherapy, followed by a cycle of XELIRI, while the others will receive capecitabine and irinotecan added by amifostine during CRT, followed by a cycle of XELIRI. All participants will be scheduled to receive surgery 6-8 weeks after the completion of CRT. Then it will depends which regimens the patient would receive according to his or her pathological results.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Name: Zhen Zhang, MD
Affiliation: Fudan University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR