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Short course palliative radiotherapy (5x5Gy)to the pelvis in patients with symptomatic rectal tumours and with unresectable metastases may prevent palliative surgery with a good palliative outcome.The consolidating chemotherapy of XELOX may increase the efficacy of irradiation.
Patients with symptomatic rectal cancer and unresectable metastases receive 25 Gy in 5 fractions of 5 Gy over 5 days to the pelvis and XELOX consolidating chemotherapy after one week. Investigators arbitrarily assumed that palliative radiotherapy to the pelvis can replace the immediate surgery if at least 30% of patients would avoid delayed surgery until the end of their lives, or for at least 18 months in the case of long-term survival.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| radiochemotherapy instead of surgery | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| short course of palliative radiotherapy | Radiation | 5x5 Gy + XELOX 7 days after radiotherapy |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| percentage of patients not requiring palliative surgery during the follow-up | every three months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| The rate of early toxicity of radiotherapy according to the NCI CTCAE (version 3.0) | Assess prospectively by filling forms. | 3 months |
| Palliative effect of radiotherapy | Assessment of radiochemotherpy effectivenes by patients using questionaire. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wojciech Michalski, M. S. | Contact | +48226433909 | W.Michalski@coi.waw.pl | |
| : Krzysztof Bujko, Prof. | Contact | +48226439287 | bujko@coi.waw.pl |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Krzysztof Bujko, Prof. | M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre Warsaw, Poland | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre | Recruiting | Warsaw | 02-781 | Poland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24013512 | Derived | Tyc-Szczepaniak D, Wyrwicz L, Kepka L, Michalski W, Olszyna-Serementa M, Palucki J, Pietrzak L, Rutkowski A, Bujko K. Palliative radiotherapy and chemotherapy instead of surgery in symptomatic rectal cancer with synchronous unresectable metastases: a phase II study. Ann Oncol. 2013 Nov;24(11):2829-34. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt363. Epub 2013 Sep 6. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012004 | Rectal Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015179 | Colorectal Neoplasms |
| D007414 | Intestinal Neoplasms |
| D005770 | Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
| D004067 | Digestive System Neoplasms |
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| every three months |
| Time from palliative radiotherapy to delayed palliative surgery | 18 months |
| Determination of prognostic factors indicating the need for immediate palliative surgery. | 18 months |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D007410 | Intestinal Diseases |
| D012002 | Rectal Diseases |