Status:

WITHDRAWN

Studying Biomarkers in Tumor Tissue and Blood Samples From Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Stage II or Stage III Rectal Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer....

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To obtain the distribution of stem cell markers (CD166, CD44, and ESA) in tumor tissue samples before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) in patients with stage II o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum
  • Inferior margin within 16 cm of the anal verge on endoscopic exams
  • Locally advanced or low lying disease meeting 1 of the following stage criteria:
  • Stage II (T2, N0, M0) disease
  • Distal tumor (\< 5 cm from anal verge) invades into muscularis propria but not beyond (T2)
  • Stage II (T3-4, N0, M0) disease
  • Tumor invades through muscularis propria into subserosa or into non-peritonealized pericolic or perirectal tissues (T3) OR tumor directly invades other organs or structures and/or perforates visceral peritoneum (T4)
  • Stage III (any T, N1-2, M0) disease
  • Tumor has invaded to any depth with involvement of regional lymph nodes (N1-2)
  • Resectable disease
  • No suspicious metastatic disease (M1)
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Adequate organ function
  • No significant co-morbidities that would preclude the use of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, including any of the following:
  • Severe heart failure
  • Arrhythmia
  • Significant liver or kidney dysfunction
  • No psychiatric or addictive disorder that would preclude study compliance
  • No bleeding diathesis
  • No contraindication for sigmoidoscopy
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy for rectal cancer
  • No concurrent warfarin unless appropriate bridging therapy is arranged during biopsy procedures

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00960427

    Start Date

    June 1 2009

    End Date

    April 1 2010

    Last Update

    April 16 2013

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