Radiation Therapy, Surgery, and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer That Can Be Surgically Removed

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Study NCT00002523 Information provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI)

First Received: November 1, 1999 Last Updated: July 20, 2011 History of Changes

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Study Status:	This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Estimated Study Completion Date:	No date given
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	No date given

Publications:

Monnien F, Zaki H, Borg C, Mougin C, Bosset JF, Mercier M, Arbez-Gindre F, Kantelip B. Prognostic value of phosphorylated STAT3 in advanced rectal cancer: a study from 104 French patients included in the EORTC 22921 trial. J Clin Pathol. 2010 Oct;63(10):873-8.

Tiv M, Puyraveau M, Mineur L, Calais G, Maingon P, Bardet E, Mercier M, Bosset JF. Long-term quality of life in patients with rectal cancer treated with preoperative (chemo)-radiotherapy within a randomized trial. Cancer Radiother. 2010 Aug 24; [Epub ahead of print]

Collette L, Bosset JF, den Dulk M, Nguyen F, Mineur L, Maingon P, Radosevic-Jelic L, Pierart M, Calais G; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology Group. Patients with curative resection of cT3-4 rectal cancer after preoperative radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy: does anybody benefit from adjuvant fluorouracil-based chemotherapy? A trial of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 1;25(28):4379-86.

Bosset JF, Collette L, Calais G, Mineur L, Maingon P, Radosevic-Jelic L, Daban A, Bardet E, Beny A, Ollier JC; EORTC Radiotherapy Group Trial 22921. Chemotherapy with preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer. N Engl J Med. 2006 Sep 14;355(11):1114-23.

Bosset J, Calais G, Mineur L, et al.: Preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer: role and place of fluorouracil-based chemotherapy. Final results of the EORTC 22921 phase III trial. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2005 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 27-29 January 2005, Miami, Florida. A-255, 2005.

Bosset JF, Calais G, Mineur L, et al.: Preoperative radiation (Preop RT) in rectal cancer: effect and timing of additional chemotherapy (CT) 5-year results of the EORTC 22921 trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-3505, 247s, 2005.

Bosset JF, Calais G, Mineur L, Maingon P, Radosevic-Jelic L, Daban A, Bardet E, Beny A, Briffaux A, Collette L. Enhanced tumorocidal effect of chemotherapy with preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer: preliminary results--EORTC 22921. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Aug 20;23(24):5620-7. Epub 2005 Jul 11.

Bosset JF, Calais G, Mineur L, et al.: Does the addition of chemotherapy (CT) to preoperative radiotherapy (preopRT) increase the pathological response in patients with resected rectal cancer: report of the 22921 EORTC phase III trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-3504, 246, 2004.

Bosset JF, Calais G, Daban A, et al.: Does the addition of chemotherapy to preoperative radiation increase acute toxicity in patients with rectal cancer: report of 22921 EORTC phase III trial . [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-1179, 2003.

Kouloulias V, Bosset J, van Tienhoven G, Davis B, Pierart M, Poortmans P. Quality assurance in the EORTC 22921 trial on preoperative radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy for resectable rectal cancer. evaluation of the individual case review procedure. Eur J Cancer. 2002 Sep;38(14):1849.