Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Pre-therapeutic MRI Assessment of Early Stage Rectal Cancer and Significant Rectal Polyps to Avoid Major Resectional Surgery: A New Approach to the Management of Early Stage Rectal Cancer.

Study Description

Brief Summary: This multicentre, prospective, randomised, feasibility trial aims to change UK practice by enabling more patients with early rectal cancer to safely undergo local excision rather than major surgery thus maintaining quality of life without compromising survival outcomes.

Detailed Description: The national bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) has shown an increase in detection rates of early rectal cancer (ERC). This is treated effectively with radical surgery, offering excellent oncological outcome, but has a major impact on patient quality of life. The diagnosis of early stage rectal cancer, allows an opportunity for effective oncological treatment, with preservation of the rectum avoiding the deleterious effects of unselective use of radical surgery and unselected use of radiotherapy. Our previous work has led to High-Spatial-Resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the established modality for providing reliable information about extramural disease prior to radical surgery. This trial will use a new MRI staging protocol to identify more patients with early rectal cancer to enable accurate mapping for more precise patient selection for local excision. Improved success with local excision will result in greater rates of organ preservation.

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Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

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