UGT1A1-guided irinotecan for locally advanced rectal cancer
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial studies whether adjusting irinotecan treatment based on a person’s UGT1A1 gene test can improve outcomes for locally advanced rectal cancer. It focuses on people who are about to start (or continue) chemoradiation and do not have cancer spread to distant organs.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed by biopsy with rectal adenocarcinoma (a common type of rectal cancer)
- Your cancer is stage T3 or T4 and/or lymph nodes are positive, and your plan includes nCRT (chemoradiation)
- Your scans show no distant metastases (no spread to far-away organs)
- You need to have tumor tissue taken for testing during the study
- You are 18 to 75 years old, and your general health is good enough (ECOG 0 to 2)
- Your UGT1A1 gene test shows either *6 or *28, and you can follow the study plan and sign consent
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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