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Nordic ORgan Preservation Pilot Approach Nonrandomised Single-Arm Trial for Non-Operative Management of Rectal Cancer
Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital
Summary
The goal of this one-arm clinical trial is to implement and study the oncological outcomes of nonoperative management of rectal cancer having complete clinical response to neoadjuvant therapy. The main questions to answer are * if the oncological results of nonoperative management after Nordic practice in chemoradiotherapy indications differ from experiences elsewhere * what is the organ preservation rate * what is the local regrowth rate
Official title: Nordic ORgan Preservation Pilot Approach - A Nonrandomised Single-Arm Trial for Non-Operative Management of Rectal Cancer (NORPPA-1)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2024-05-16
Completion Date
2032-12-31
Last Updated
2025-09-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Nonoperative surveillance
Clinical and imaging surveillance with digital rectal examination and/or endoscopy, rectal MRI and body CT
Locations (13)
East Tallinn Central Hospital
Tallinn, Estonia
North Estonia Medical Centre
Tallinn, Estonia
West Tallinn Central Hospital
Tallinn, Estonia
Tartu University Hospital
Tartu, Estonia
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki, Finland
Jyväskylä Central Hospital
Jyväskylä, Finland
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, Finland
Oulu University Hospital
Oulu, Finland
Satakunta Central Hospital
Pori, Finland
Seinajoki Central Hospital
Seinäjoki, Finland
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, Finland
Turku University Hospital
Turku, Finland
Vaasa Central Hospital
Vaasa, Finland