Can Real-World data reveal the best rectal cancer treatment?
NCT ID NCT07780305
First seen Aug 21, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This observational study gathers information from routine care on how localized rectal cancer is treated across Austrian hospitals. It aims to document the variety of treatment approaches, including total neoadjuvant therapy and immunotherapy, and their outcomes. By analyzing this real-world data, researchers hope to identify patterns and potentially inform future treatment recommendations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- This registry could help identify which treatment approaches work best for localized rectal cancer, potentially guiding more personalized and effective care in the future.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect. Differences in outcomes may be due to patient characteristics or other factors, and the findings may not apply beyond Austria.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Multicenter study in Austria of patients with localized non-metastatic rectal cancer treated with total neoadjvuant therapy or dMMR/MSI-H status
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female and male participants with age \>= 18 years * Signed informed consent obtained prior to registration of the participant. * Localized rectal cancer treated with TNT or localized, non-metastatic dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer, irrespective of treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Distant metastases at primary diagnosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz
Linz, Upper Austria, 4020, Austria
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LKH Salzburg-PMU, Univ. Klinik f. Innere Med III
Salzburg, State of Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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Ordensklinikum Linz - BHS
Linz, Upper Austria, 4010, Austria
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