Ultrasound Elastography in Patients With Rectal Cancer

Launched by VEJLE HOSPITAL · Jun 21, 2011

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients with biopsy verified adenocarcinoma in the rectum ≤ 10 cm from the anal verge.
• • 2. T3/4 tumor assessed by transrectal ultrasound and MR, and CRMMR \< 5 mm.
• • 3. Life expectancy of more than 3 months.
• • 4. Age ≥18 years.
• • 5. Performance status ≤ 2 according to WHO.
• • 6. Patient able to observe protocol guidelines.
• • 7. Signed informed consent.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Previous radiation treatment for the pelvis.
• • 2. Known distant metastases.
• • 3. Serious disease contraindicating treatment, including cardiovascular disease.
• • 4. Other malignant disease apart from curativly treated non-melanotic skin cancer and previously treated carcinoma in situ cervicis uteri.
• • 5. Pacemaker
• • 6. other disease making the patient unfit for study participation as assessed by investigator