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Brief Title: Trial of Capecitabine With or Without Irinotecan Driven by UGT1A1
Official Title: A Randomized Phase III Trial of Capecitabine With or Without Irinotecan Driven by UGT1A1 in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Study ID: NCT02605265
Brief Summary: The study evaluate the addition of Irinotecan in neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Half of participants will receive capecitabine alone together with neoadjuvant CRT, followed by a cycle of XELOX, while the other will receive capecitabine and irinotecan 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 5 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy of XELOX.
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