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NCT Number: NCT01830582

Advanced MR Imaging for Early Biologic Tumor Changes to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Treatment for Rectal Cancer

The purpose of this study is to see whether three new types of MRI techniques used during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis to look at rectal cancer can help doctors to tell if the tumor is getting better in response to the radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments.

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Key information

Conditions

Rectal Cancer Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Diseases Rectal Neoplasms

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10065, United States

About this study

This is a pilot study of dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI, aka perfusion MRI) and diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI), herein referred to in combination as advanced MRI (aMRI) in the investigation of early tumor response to standard multi-dose, fractionated external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) of the pelvis given in the neoadjuvant setting concurrent with chemotherapy as well as induction chemotherapy prior to chemoradiotherapy or consolidation chemotherapy after chemoradiotherapy for primary rectal adenocarcinoma. This protocol aims to expand upon the growing body of knowledge concerning early changes in tumor neovascularity and cellular density as a potential biomarker of therapy efficacy. It further aims to address the trend towards more refined treatment stratification for lower risk tumors to avoid morbidity from potentially unnecessary radiation, chemotherapy or even radical surgery, by assessing the earliest changes that occur in microvasculature and perfusion and diffusion of water during this treatment to see if these can be predictive of long-term efficacy of therapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with primary locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma (0-18cm from the anal verge) confirmed by MSKCC pathologist and eligible to undergo chemoradiation and surgical resection at MSKCC.
  • Written informed consent
  • Age equal to or greater than 21 years
  • Willing and able to undergo all study procedures
  • Patients must have a planned surgical resection of the rectum

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients younger than 21 years
  • Pregnant and nursing women
  • Contraindications for MRI (such as claustrophobia, pacemaker, non MR-compatible artificial heart valves, cochlear implants, surgical clips in the brain, metal fragments in eye)
  • Estimated GFR (using Cockcroft formula Appendix 2) less than 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (FDA advises caution in using gadolinium-based contrast agents in patients with severe renal impairment).
  • History of allergic reaction to MR contrast media
  • Inability to give informed consent in person

Treatment and study plan

Advanced MR Imaging

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. determine the best MR imaging schedule

    Time frame: 3 years

    of early and midterm imaging times using DWI-MRI which will distinguish between near complete (90-99%)/complete pathology and clinical responders and partial/non-responders

Secondary outcomes

  1. Determine if the best imaging schedule for DCE is the same as for DWI

    Time frame: 3 years

    The analysis plan will be identical to the one for the primary endpoint: six change measures will be computed for each DCE-MRI parameter (parameters Ktrans, Ve, kep, AUC 90, AUC 180) and each of these change measures will be evaluated as a predictor using the reference standard nCR/CR. ROC curves and the area under them will be estimated and used to rank the predictors.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Pilot Study of Advanced MR Imaging for Early Biologic Tumor Changes to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Treatment for Rectal Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Apr 12, 2013
Registry last updated
Jun 22, 2017

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