Rectal Cancer
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2009-08-21Clinical Trial Update: Study Evaluating EKB-569 in Advanced Colorectal Cancer [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 trial evaluating EKB-569 in advanced colorectal cancer has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2009-08-11Clinical Trial Update: J-pouch Versus Side-to-end Coloanal Anastomosis After Preoperative Radiotherapy and Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer [NA]
A completed clinical trial comparing J-pouch versus side-to-end coloanal anastomosis after preoperative radiotherapy and total mesorectal ex…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2009-07-21Clinical Trial Update: A Study of Pemetrexed and Folic Acid Given Before Surgery (Neoadjuvant Treatment) to Patients With Rectal Cancer. [Phase 2]
Phase 2 neoadjuvant study evaluating pemetrexed with folic acid given before surgery for rectal cancer; results were posted in 2009.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2009-05-29Clinical Trial Update: Introduction and Influence of Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer
This clinical trial update describes the introduction and influence of total mesorectal excision (TME) in the treatment of rectal cancer.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2009-04-14Clinical Trial Update: Use of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) to Assess Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Treatment for Distal Rectal Cancer [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 clinical trial from the University of Sao Paulo investigates using PET/CT to evaluate tumor response to neoadjuvant therapy in dis…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2009-01-12Clinical Trial Update: Preoperative Chemoradiotheray for Rectal Cancer [NA]
Clinical trial update on preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer conducted by the Korean Rectal Cancer Study Group; the trial statu…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS other · 2008-12-15Clinical Trial Update: Concurrent Chemo-Radiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy With Boost in Locally Advanced Unresectable Rectal Cancers [Phase 2]
Clinical trial update for a Phase 2 study comparing concurrent chemo-radiotherapy versus radiotherapy with boost in locally advanced unresec…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2008-08-25Clinical Trial Update: Clinical Trial in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 clinical trial in metastatic colorectal cancer (colon and rectal cancer) has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2008-06-09Clinical Trial Update: Comparative Study of Circular Stapling Instruments [NA]
Clinical trial update on a study comparing circular stapling instruments in rectal cancer has been terminated. The snippet notes the conditi…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2008-06-05Clinical Trial Update: Pilot Study for Evaluation of the Need for Protective Ileostomy After Low Anterior Resection Due to Rectal Cancer [Phase 2]
This is a Phase 2 pilot trial at Heidelberg University evaluating the need for a protective ileostomy after low anterior resection for recta…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2008-03-21Clinical Trial Update: Early Reversal of Defunctioning Stoma Trial
This document provides an update on a clinical trial evaluating early reversal of a defunctioning stoma in rectal cancer, with the study sta…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2008-03-17Clinical Trial Update: Rectal Cancer Trial On Defunctioning Stoma
A completed clinical trial update focusing on the use of a defunctioning stoma in rectal cancer.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2008-01-25Clinical Trial Update: A Phase-II Study Of TOMUDEX Plus Radiotherapy In Subject With Inoperable or Recurrent Rectal Cancer [Phase 2]
A Phase II study evaluating TOMUDEX (raltitrexed) in combination with radiotherapy for patients with inoperable or recurrent rectal cancer h…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2008-01-18Clinical Trial Update: Preoperative Chemoradiation Versus Short Term Radiation Alone With Delayed Surgery for Stage II and III Resectable Rectal Cancer [Phase 3]
Clinical trial update for a Phase 3 study comparing preoperative chemoradiation versus short-term radiation alone with delayed surgery in st…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2008-01-10Clinical Trial Update: Radiation Therapy With Capecitabine in Rectal Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial of radiation therapy with capecitabine for rectal cancer was terminated.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS withdrawal · 2008-01-07Clinical Trial Update: Study of Panitumumab Given First With Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin (CAPOX) and Then With Capecitabine and Radiation of the Pelvis for Treatment of Patients With Rectal Cancers That May or May Not Have Spread Beyond the Rectum [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 study evaluating panitumumab given with CAPOX and subsequently with capecitabine and pelvic radiation for rectal cancer has been w…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2007-11-27Clinical Trial Update: Clinical Trial in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2007-11-19Clinical Trial Update: Phase III Randomized Study of 5-FU, CoFactor, and Avastin vs. 5-FU, LV and Avastin for First-Line Colorectal Cancer. [Phase 3]
A Phase III randomized trial is evaluating 5-FU with CoFactor plus Avastin versus 5-FU with leucovorin plus Avastin as first-line therapy fo…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2007-11-14Clinical Trial Update: XELOX+Bevacizumab Followed by Capecitabine+Bevacizumab+Radiotherapy as Neoadjuvant Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Adenocarcinoma [Phase 2]
This Phase 2 trial evaluates neoadjuvant therapy with XELOX plus bevacizumab followed by capecitabine plus bevacizumab with radiotherapy in …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2007-10-25Clinical Trial Update: Randomized Comparison of Curved Cutter Stapler and Linear Stapler
This document reports the completion of a randomized trial comparing curved cutter staplers to linear staplers in rectal cancer surgeries.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2007-07-25Clinical Trial Update: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy With Cetuximab in Rectal Cancer [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 clinical trial update examining preoperative chemoradiotherapy with cetuximab in rectal cancer, sponsored by the National Cancer C…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2007-07-25Clinical Trial Update: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy With Capecitabine Plus Irinotecan in Rectal Cancer [Phase 2]
The document reports a Phase 2 clinical trial update evaluating preoperative chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and irinotecan for rectal c…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2006-09-11Clinical Trial Update: Treatment of a Cancerous Disease of the Peritoneum With Complete Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Chemohyperthermia [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial of complete cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal chemohyperthermia for cancers involving the peritoneum was terminated; …