Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in TreatingPatients With Stage I Rectal Cancer
Study Information
Alliance Study ID: CALGB-80002
NCT Study ID (ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT00023751
Alliance Committee: Gastrointestinal Cancer
Disease or Cancer Type: Colorectal / Colon / Rectal Cancer
Alliance Study Chair: Ronald Bleday, MD
Status: COMPLETED
Study Description
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining surgery with chemotherapy and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells and prevent recurrence of the cancer.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of surgery with or without chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients who have stage I rectal cancer.
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