To evaluate the efficacy and safety of totally neoadjuvant FOLFOXIRI chemotherapy (irinotecan, oxaliplatin and fluorouracil) followed by short-course radiation therapy and XELOX chemotherapy in the patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy with double cytotoxic agents is the standard treatment for the patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Conventional treatment reduced the local recurrence but did not prolong the long-term survival. Furthermore, the patients with pathological complete response (pCR) did not benefit from double cytotoxic chemotherapy. Therefore, we chose triple cytotoxic agents FOLFOXIRI as the neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We will evaluate the efficacy and safety of totally neoadjuvant FOLFOXIRI chemotherapy (irinotecan, oxaliplatin and fluorouracil) followed by short-course radiation and XELOX chemotherapy in the patients with locally advanced rectal cancer to achieve more pCR and longer survival. In this prospective study, 30 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer will be recruited. Firstly, 4 cycles of neoadjuvant FOLFOXIRI chemotherapy were administered. Subsequently, a short-course radiation therapy (5Gy\*5) will be performed. After that, 4 cycles of XELOX chemotherapy will be administered followed by TME surgery. PET-CT examination will be performed before and after the 4 cycles of neoadjuvant FOLFOXIRI chemotherapy to assess the SUVmax changes. In addition, the dynamic changes of ctDNA in peripheral blood will be monitored at the PET-CT examination. In the course of treatment, safety evaluation will be carried out according to the standard of adverse reaction classification (CTCAE) 4.0.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
IRINOTECAN 150 mg/m\^2 IV over 1-h, day 1 + OXALIPLATIN 85 mg/m\^2 IV over 2-h, day 1 + L-LEUCOVORIN 200 mg/m\^2 IV over 2-h, day 1 + 5-FLUOROURACIL 2800 mg/m\^2 IV 48-h continuous infusion, starting on day 1 administered every two weeks for 4 cycles (2 months).
Patients received a short-course radiation therapy(5Gy\*5) after 4 cycles of FOLFOXIRI.
OXALIPLATIN 130 mg/m\^2 IV over 2-h, day 1 Capecitabine 1000 mg/m\^2 twice daily days 1-14 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles.
China Medical University
Shenyang, China
RECRUITINGThe ratio of tumor downstaging to stage 0 and stage I
Tumor downstaging from stage II or III to pathologic complete response (stage 0) and stage I
Time frame: 2 years
Tumor regression grade (TRG)
The level of tumor regression under pathological examination
Time frame: 2 years
Disease free survival
Estimated from the date of surgery to the date of recurrence.
Time frame: 3 years
Overall survival time
Estimated from the date of enrollment to death from any cause.
Time frame: 3 years
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]
The grade of toxicity will be assessed using the NCI-CTCAE version 4.0.
Time frame: 3 years
ctDNA change
The relationship between ctDNA and survival will be evaluated.
Time frame: 3 years
SUVmax changes
Tumor metabolic response through FDG-PET examination before and after 4 cycles of neoadjuvant FOLFOXIRI chemotherapy
Time frame: At the beginning of Cycle 1 and the end of Cycle 4 (each cycle is 14 days)
Quality of life (QLQ C30)
Scores according to EORTC QLQ-C30 scoring manual
Time frame: Every 2 weeks after the first treatment until 3 years
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