Radiation Therapy and Capecitabine With or Without Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Stage II or Stage III Rectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring adenocarcinoma of the rectum, stage II rectal cancer, stage III rectal cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum T3-4, N0-2, M0 disease by endorectal ultrasound T2 disease located in the low rectum allowed provided lower pole is ≤ 6 cm from the anal verge Tumor must be accessible to digital rectal examination (i.e., tumor located at low- or mid-rectum) Resectable disease treatable with chemoradiotherapy No unresectable disease (i.e., T4 disease with high risk for incomplete gross resection [i.e., R2]) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age 18 to 80 Performance status ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy Not specified Hematopoietic WBC ≥ 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin > 10 g/dL Hepatic Alkaline phosphatase normal Bilirubin normal Renal Creatinine ≤ 130 μmol/L No severe renal insufficiency Cardiovascular No cardiac insufficiency No symptomatic coronary artery disease Other Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No contraindication to study treatment Prior acute intestinal obstruction allowed provided patient underwent surgical diversion with stoma No history of other cancer except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No peripheral neuropathy No uncontrolled diabetes No other uncontrolled severe disease No geographical, social, or psychological condition that would preclude study follow-up PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy Not specified Chemotherapy No prior chemotherapy for cancer No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy Not specified Radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy for cancer Surgery Not specified Other No concurrent phenytoin No concurrent participation in another clinical trial of an experimental medical treatment
Sites / Locations
- Centre Hospitalier d'Abbeville
- Centre Hospitalier
- Institut Sainte Catherine
- Hopital Duffaut
- Hopital de Beziers
- Centre Hospitalier de Blois
- Hopital Saint Andre
- Institut Bergonie
- Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
- Clinique Tivoli
- Centre Hospitalier Docteur Duchenne
- Centre Hospitalier Pierre Oudot
- CHU de Caen
- Centre Regional Francois Baclesse
- Clinique Sainte Marie
- Hopital Louis Pasteur
- Hopital Louis Pasteur
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor
- Hopital Drevon
- Hopital Du Bocage
- Centre Hospitalier de Gap
- Clinique Sainte-Marguerite
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental
- Clinique Victor Hugo
- Hopital Robert Boulin
- Centre Oscar Lambret
- Centre Hospital Regional Universitaire de Limoges
- Hopital Jean Bernard
- Centre Hospitalier General
- Polyclinique des Quatre Pavillons
- Centre Leon Berard
- Clinique J. B. Menis
- Marseille Institute of Cancer - Institut J. Paoli and I. Calmettes
- CHU de la Timone
- Hopital Notre-Dame de Bon Secours
- Centre Hospitalier General Andre Boulloche
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Le Raincy - Montfermeil
- Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle
- Clinique Clementville
- Clinique Plein Ciel
- Centre Hospitalier de Mulhouse
- Centre Regional Rene Gauducheau
- Clinique Hartmann
- Polyclinique du Val de Loire
- Centre Antoine Lacassagne
- C.H.U. de Nimes - Groupe Hospitals-Universitaire Caremeau
- CHR D'Orleans - Hopital de la Source
- Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou
- Hopital Bichat - Claude Bernard
- Hopital Saint-Louis
- CHU Pitie-Salpetriere
- Hopital Tenon
- Centre Hospitalier - Pau
- Clinique Saint - Pierre
- Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
- Institut Jean Godinot
- CHU - Robert Debre
- Polyclinique De Courlancy
- Centre Eugene Marquis
- Centre Hospitalier de Rodez
- Clinique Armoricaine De Radiologie
- Centre Rene Huguenin
- Institut de Cancerologie de la Loire
- Centre Paul Strauss
- Institut Claudius Regaud
- Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse
- Centre Alexis Vautrin
- Centre d'Oncologie Saint-Yves
- Institut Gustave Roussy
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Radiothérapie + Xelox
Radiothérapie + Capécitabine