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Short-term outcomes of a prospective multicenter phase II trial of total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer in Japan (ENSEMBLE-1).


ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the feasibility and safety of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) in Japan.

Methods

This prospective, multicenter, open-label, single-arm phase II trial was conducted at five institutions. The key eligibility criteria were age ≥ 20 years, LARC within 12 cm from the anal verge, and cT3-4N0M0 or TanyN+M0 at the time of diagnosis that enabled curative resection. Preoperative short-course radiation therapy (SCRT) 5 Gy × 5 days (total 25 Gy) + CAPOX (six courses) followed by total mesorectum excision (TME) was the treatment protocol. Non-operative management (NOM) was allowed if clinical complete response (cCR) was obtained in the preoperative evaluation. The primary endpoint was the pathological complete response (pCR) rate.

Results

Thirty patients (male, n = 26; female, n = 4; median age, 62.5 [44-74] years; cT [T2, n = 1; T3, n = 25; T4, n = 4]; cN [N0, n = 13; N1, n = 13; N2, n = 4]) were enrolled. The final analysis included 30 patients in total. The completion rates were 100% for SCRT and 83% for CAPOX. TME and NOM were performed in 20 and seven patients, respectively. pCR was observed in six patients (30% [95% CI 14.0%-50.8%]). The primary endpoint was met. pCR+cCR was observed in 13 (43.3%) patients. There were no treatment-related deaths. Grade ≥3 (CTCAE ver. 5.0) adverse events (≥20%), including diarrhea (23.3%) and neutropenia (23.3%). The median follow-up period was 15.6 (10.5-22.8) months, with no recurrence or regrowth in NOM.

Conclusions

ENSEMBLE-1 demonstrated satisfactory pCR and cCR, and well-tolerated safety of TNT for patients with LARC in Japan.

SUBMITTER: Kagawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623965 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Short-term outcomes of a prospective multicenter phase II trial of total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer in Japan (ENSEMBLE-1).

Kagawa Yoshinori Y   Watanabe Jun J   Uemura Mamoru M   Ando Koji K   Inoue Akira A   Oba Koji K   Takemasa Ichiro I   Oki Eiji E  

Annals of gastroenterological surgery 20230711 6


<h4>Aim</h4>To evaluate the feasibility and safety of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) in Japan.<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective, multicenter, open-label, single-arm phase II trial was conducted at five institutions. The key eligibility criteria were age ≥ 20 years, LARC within 12 cm from the anal verge, and cT3-4N0M0 or TanyN+M0 at the time of diagnosis that enabled curative resection. Preoperative short-course radiation therapy (SCRT) 5 Gy   ...[more]

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