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Adjuvant Chemotherapy in High-Risk Rectal Cancer With Detectable ctDNA After Surgery

NCT07188025Phase 3

Key facts

Status
Recruiting
Start
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Oct 2030
Countries
1
Sponsor
Erasmus MC
Modality
DNA Intercalators/Alkylators, Irreversible Covalent Inhibitors, RNA-Targeting Small Molecules
Conditions
rectal cancer
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Overview

Phase 3, randomised, open-label trial of fluorouracil, folinic acid, oxaliplatin and capecitabine in rectal cancer (2 arms), sponsored by Erasmus MC. Primary endpoint: Disease-free survival, intention-to-treat up to 2 years. Started Oct 2025; status: recruiting.

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Design

2 arms
Study design
RandomizedOpen-label
  • Standard of Care

    Control group ctDNA+

  • Adjuvant chemotherapy

    Intervention group ctDNA+ receiving FOLFOX or CAPOX

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Who it enrols

Adult patients with histologically confirmed rectal cancer who have undergone surgery and have detectable ctDNA in the postoperative blood sample, with an ECOG performance status of 0-1, and no metastatic disease or prior neoadjuvant oxaliplatin-based systemic treatment.

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Endpoints

Primary

  • Disease-free survival, intention-to-treat

Secondary

  • Overall survival, intention-to-treat

  • Disease-free survival, per-protocol

  • Overall survival, per-protocol

  • The effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on quality of life - EQ-5D-5L

  • The effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on quality of life - QLQ-C30

  • The effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on quality of life - QLQ-CR29

  • Comparing disease-free survival of patients with detectable ctDNA but without receiving adjuvant chemotherapy with patients with undetectable ctDNA

  • Comparing overall survival of patients with detectable ctDNA but without receiving adjuvant chemotherapy with patients with undetectable ctDNA

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