CT Virtual Proctoscopy for Staging and Volume Assessment for Rectal Cancer

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Conditions studied: Rectal Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see how CT virtual proctoscopy compares to an ultrasound exam of the rectal area in determining the stage of rectal cancer for people recently diagnosed with rectal cancer. This study will also compare tumor volume before and after neoadjuvant therapy using CT virtual proctoscopy, with the ultrasound exam as a comparison. Neoadjuvant therapy consists of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy is done before surgery to reduce the size of tumors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00585728

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

20

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who have been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the rectum, who have not started their neoadjuvant treatment yet.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have started their neoadjuvant therapy already

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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