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Active, not recruitingNCT02640586Updated Jun 22, 2023

Predicting Neoadjuvant Therapy Response of Rectal Cancer With MRI

An interventional study of three MR examination in Rectal Neoplasms, sponsored by Sun Ying-Shi. Active, not recruiting at 11 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-22.

Sponsored by Sun Ying-Shi · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,614
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if MRI scans performed after neoadjuvant radiotherapy can predict the therapeutic response of rectal cancer following preoperative chemo-radiotherapy. This will help doctors to better tailor treatments for rectal cancer in the future.

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We proposed to constructed multi-parameter predictive model for predicting therapeutic response and pathological complete response(pCR) of patients with rectal cancer who received neoadjuvant chemoradiation. MR radiomics,convolutional neural networks, morphological parameters and quantitative functional parameters derived from diffusion-weighted MR images will be integrated for model construction.

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Conditions studied

  • Rectal Neoplasms

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In context

Rectal Neoplasms

1,762 studies on the registry are indexed under Rectal Neoplasms; 518 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,614 is above the median of 65 across 1,298 interventional studies indexed under Rectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Sun Ying-Shi is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age > 18 years
  • T3/4 or node positive biopsy-proved primary rectal cancer
  • Suitable for pre-operative chemoradiotherapy and surgical resection
  • No contraindication to MRI
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History or concurrent of other cancer
  • Previous therapy to pelvis
  • Unable/unwilling to have MRI
  • Pacemaker or implanted defibrillator
  • Pregnancy, lactation or inadequate contraception
  • Patients with a history of psychological illness or condition such as to interfere with the patient's ability to understand requirements of the study
  • Unwilling or unable to give informed consent
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,614 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Assessing response with MRI

    Preoperative chemo-radiotherapy as standard treatment. Neoadjuvant therapy (long course intensity modulated radio-chemotherapy, GTV 50.6Gy, totally 22 fractions; Capecitabine 825mg/m2 /bid by oral administration). Three MR examinations: first MRI taken within 1 week before preoperative chemo-radiotherapy; second MRI taken between 14-16days after the initiation of radio-chemotherapy; third MRI taken 7-9 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy. All patients are scheduled to receive total mesorectal excision surgery 12-14 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy.

    Device: three MR examination

Interventions

  • Devicethree MR examination

    Three MR examinations: first MRI taken within 1 week before preoperative chemo-radiotherapy; second MRI taken between 14-16days after the initiation of radio-chemotherapy; third MRI taken 7-9 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy.

    Also known as: imaging

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Predictive value of eary MRI (14-16 days MRI) for assessing pathological complete response(pCR) at surgery

    A scoring system for predicting pCR will be developed based on MRI parameters and their changes between baseline and early MRI. No viable cancer cells seen in the resection specimen is regarded as pCR

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Predictive value of preoperative MRI(7-9 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy) for assessing pCR

    A scoring system for predicting pCR will be developed based on MRI parameters

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Predictive value of eary MRI (14-16 days after initiation of preoperative radio-chemotherapy) for assessing pathological response according to Tumour Regression Grade (TRG)

    A scoring system for predicting pathological response will be developed based on MRI parameters and their changes between baseline and early MRI.TRG1 is regarded as responder, and TRG2/3 is regarded as non-responder.

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Feasibility of conducting MRI scans at 7-9 weeks after preoperative radio-chemotherapy

    This will be assessed in terms of whether MR imaging at 7-9 weeks after preoperative radio-chemotherapy adds any additional predictive value to imaging performed 14-16 days after initiation of preoperative radio-chemotherapy.

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. MRI-predicted pCR and MRI-predicted response on long-term disease control and survival

    3 years disease-free survival and overall survival will be assessed

    Time frame: 3 years

  4. Predictive value of preoperative MRI(7-9 weeks after the completion of preoperative chemo-radiotherapy) for assessing pathological response according to Tumour Regression Grade (TRG)

    A scoring system for predicting pathological response will be developed based on MRI parameters and their changes between baseline and early MRI.TRG1 is regarded as responder, and TRG2/3 is regarded as non-responder.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

11 sites
  • Peking University Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing 100142, China
  • Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing, China
  • Beijing Friendship Hospital Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing, China
  • Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Cancer Hospital & Institute
    Beijing, Beijing, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
    Chongqing, Chongqing, China
  • Guangxi Cancer Hospital
    Guilin, Guangxi, China
  • Hubei Cancer Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital
    Changsha, Hunan, China
  • Jilin Cancer Hospital
    Changchun, Jilin, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin, China
  • Shanxi Cancer Hospital
    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 22, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02640586
Lead sponsor
Sun Ying-Shi
Responsible party
Sun Ying-Shi (Chairman of Department of Radiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Dec 29, 2015
Start date
Jan 10, 2016
Primary completion
Jul 17, 2020
Completion
Dec 31, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 22, 2023

Study contacts

Ying-Shi Sun, MD
study chair · No.52 Fu Cheng Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 10142

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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