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Study identifier: NCT03051464 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Randomizing Two Radiotherapy Boost Options to Avoid Rectal Cancer Surgery

Condition: Stage II Rectal Cancer · Organ Preservation · Non-operative Treatment  ·  Sponsor: Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital

PhasePhase 2/Phase 3
Planned participants131
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

A randomized study of 131 patients. Patients with a clinical T2-3 N0-1 rectal cancer will be randomized to two arms (arm A: standard chemoradiation (45 Gy in 25 with concomitant 5-FU or Xeloda chemotherapy) and an external beam boost of 9 Gy compared to arm B: standard chemoradiation (45 Gy in 25 with concomitant 5-FU or Xeloda chemotherapy) and followed by a brachytherapy boost of 30 Gy in 3 fractions).

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Susanne Knoepfel  ·  5143408288  ·  sknoepfel@jgh.mcgill.ca

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Locations (4)

UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Le Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de MontrealMontreal, Quebec, CanadaRecruiting
Jewish General HospitalMontreal, Quebec, CanadaRecruiting
Centre hospitalier universitaire de QuébecQuébec, Quebec, CanadaRecruiting

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