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Intraoperative Electron Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer - A Feasibility Trial
Sponsor: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Summary
Single centre double-blinded three-arm randomised controlled trial of extended margin surgery + IOERT at standard dose (10 Gy) versus extended margin surgery + IOERT at higher dose (15 Gy) versus extended margin surgery alone in a 1:1:1 ratio in patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (LARC) or Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer (LRRC).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
31
Start Date
2022-05-18
Completion Date
2025-07-25
Last Updated
2025-05-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Intraoperative Electron Radiotherapy (IOERT)
IOERT can be defined as the direct application of high-energy electron beam irradiation to a tumour bed during an operative procedure. This approach permits precise delivery of a single large fraction of radiation directly and specifically to high recurrence risk anatomical target areas, which the treating clinicians (surgeon and attending clinical oncologist) predict will be a close or involved margin, while simultaneously displacing and shielding dose-limiting radiosensitive structures such as the small bowel or ureter or any anastomoses, if not involved by tumour.
Extended Margin Surgery
Surgery intended to remove both a tumour and any metastases
Locations (1)
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom