The purpose of this study is the increase of resection rate of primary cancer in rectal after short course radiotherapy without interrupt chemotherapy schedule during the period of chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is followed by additional chemotherapy to prevent the progression of systemic metastasis, and to reduce the incidence of rectal carcinoma including metastasis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
cetuximab 250mg/m2 or bevacizumab 5mg/kg, FOLFOX (oxaliplatin 85mg/m2, leucovorin 200mg/m2, 5-FU 400mg/m2, 5-FU continuous 1200mg/m2) or FOLFIRI (irinotecan 180mg/m2, leucovorin 200mg/m2, 5-FU 400mg/m2, 5-FU continuous 1200mg/m2)
After FOLFOX 4cycle, subject have short course radiotherapy 5Gy for 5 days.
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGcomplete resection (R0) rate for rectal and liver lesions
Time frame: after surgical resection, an average of 24 weeks
Response rate (RECIST V1.1)
Time frame: 8 weeks
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