New combo therapy aims to save rectums from surgery
Disease control
Ongoing
This study tests whether giving either short-course radiation or long-course chemoradiation, followed by a strong chemotherapy cocktail (mFOLFOXIRI), can shrink low rectal tumors enough to avoid radical surgery. About 66 adults with stage T2-4a rectal cancer whose tumor is within…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Pei-Rong Ding • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC