Status:

RECRUITING

Pre-therapeutic MRI Assessment of Early-Stage Rectal Cancer and Significant Rectal Polyps to Avoid Major Resectional Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Imperial College London

Collaborating Sponsors:

Pelican Cancer Foundation

RM Partners West London Cancer Alliance

Conditions:

Rectal Cancer

Colo-rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

When a patient is diagnosed with a rectal (bowel) polyp or cancer, radiology doctors read MRI scans to describe how deeply the cancer invades into the bowel wall (this is the 'stage' of the cancer). I...

Detailed Description

Many patients diagnosed with Early Rectal Cancer (ERC) are currently over-treated. Most patients with confirmed ERC will undergo an MRI, but some are not correctly identified in endoscopy and immediat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Have a rectal tumour or suspected tumour less than or equal to T3b on MRI stage or pT2 or less after excision, or 20mm or more on endoscopy with suspicion of malignancy
  • Be aged 16 years or over

Exclusion

  • Have metastatic disease at time of initial staging
  • Have a biopsy-proven rectal malignancy which is not adenocarcinoma
  • Are contraindicated for MRI

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2031

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04103372

Start Date

September 1 2024

End Date

December 31 2031

Last Update

November 4 2024

Active Locations (23)

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Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG1 5AN

2

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust

Amersham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, AMERSHAM

3

University College London Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

London, Greater London, United Kingdom, NW1 2PG

4

King'S College Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust

London, Greater London, United Kingdom, SE5 9RS