Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX and Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT06812728

Last Updated: 2025-02-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-25

Study Completion Date

2027-02-25

Brief Summary

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A phase II clinical trial compared standard TNT (mFolfox6 and CRT) with preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CT) containing mFolfirinox in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

Detailed Description

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This open-label randomized, two-arm phase II trial compared the standard total neoadjuvant approach (TNT) with neoadjuvant CT with mFolfirinox and preoperative CRT in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

Conditions

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Rectum Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm A (mFolfox6)

Chemotherapy (mFolfox6) then radiochemotherapy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

mFolfox6

Intervention Type DRUG

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Arm B (mFOLFIRINOX)

Chemotherapy (mFOLFIRINOX) then radiochemotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mFOLFIRINOX

Intervention Type DRUG

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Interventions

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mFOLFIRINOX

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

mFolfox6

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Histologically proven rectal adenocarcinoma.
2. Stages cT3 with risk of local recurrence, cT4, or N positive, M0 and for which a multidisciplinary meeting recommend TNT.
3. Resectable tumor, or considered as potentially resectable after CRT.
4. No distant metastases.
5. Patient eligible for surgery
6. World Health Organization (WHO)/Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0/1.
7. No heart failure or coronary heart disease symptoms (even controlled).
8. No peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1.
9. No prior radiotherapy of the pelvis for any reason and no previous CT
10. No major comorbidity that may preclude the delivery of treatment
11. Adequate contraception in fertile patients.
12. Adequate hematologic function.

13 Adequate hepatic function.

14\. Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Metastatic disease
2. Unresectable rectal cancer, including prostatic involvement or extension to pelvic floor muscles Contraindication to 5-FU, or to oxaliplatin or to irinotecan, including Gilbert disease or genotype UGT1A1
3. Medical history of chronic diarrhea or inflammatory disease of the colon or rectum
4. Medical history of angina pectoris or myocardial infarction
5. Other concomitant cancer.
6. Pregnant or breast-feeding woman.
7. Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol or follow-up schedule.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Menoufia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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yostena nagy kamel mekhail

Primary Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yostena Mekhail, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Menoufia University

Locations

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Medicine

Shibīn al Kawm, Menoufia, Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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E Morkos

Role: CONTACT

00201061323285

Facility Contacts

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faculty of medicine

Role: primary

0482330325 ext. +20

Role: backup

0482224819 ext. +20

Other Identifiers

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R2025

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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