Durvalumab (MEDI 4736) in combination with extended neoadjuvant regimens in rectal cancer: a study protocol of a randomised phase II trial (PRIME-RT)

Catherine R. Hanna; Sean M. O’Cathail; Janet S. Graham; Mark Saunders; Leslie Samuel; Mark Harrison; Lynsey Devlin; Joanne Edwards; Daniel R. Gaya; Caroline A. Kelly; Liz-Anne Lewsley; Noori Maka; Paula Morrison; Louise Dinnett; Susan Dillon; Jacqueline Gourlay; Jonathan J. Platt; Fiona Thomson; Richard A. Adams; Campbell S. D. Roxburgh

doi:10.1186/s13014-021-01888-1

Durvalumab (MEDI 4736) in combination with extended neoadjuvant regimens in rectal cancer: a study protocol of a randomised phase II trial (PRIME-RT)

Catherine R. Hanna^* (Corresponding Author), Sean M. O’Cathail, Janet S. Graham, Mark Saunders, Leslie Samuel, Mark Harrison, Lynsey Devlin, Joanne Edwards, Daniel R. Gaya, Caroline A. Kelly, Liz-Anne Lewsley, Noori Maka, Paula Morrison, Louise Dinnett, Susan Dillon, Jacqueline Gourlay, Jonathan J. Platt, Fiona Thomson, Richard A. Adams, Campbell S. D. Roxburgh

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Abstract

Advances in multi-modality treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) have resulted in low local recurrence rates, but around 30% of patients will still die from distant metastatic disease. In parallel, there is increasing recognition that with radiotherapy and systemic treatment, some patients achieve a complete response and may avoid surgical resection, including in many cases, the need for a permanent stoma. Extended neoadjuvant regimes have emerged to address these concerns. The inclusion of immunotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting has the potential to further enhance this strategy by priming the local immune microenvironment and engaging the systemic immune response.

Original language	English
Article number	163
Number of pages	9
Journal	Radiation Oncology
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01888-1
Publication status	Published - 26 Aug 2021

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Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Mr George Davidson and Ms Monica Jeffers for their input with writing the PRIME-RT protocol and patient information sheet. This study is co-sponsored by the University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Funding
PRIME-RT is funded by Astrazeneca and receives core funding from CRUK Clinical Trials Unit Glasgow for the purposes of trial set-up and data collection. The trial is co-sponsored by the University Of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Keywords

Rectal
neoplasm
chemotherapy
radiotherapy
immune-oncology
immunotherapy
clinical trial

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Hanna, C. R., O’Cathail, S. M., Graham, J. S., Saunders, M., Samuel, L., Harrison, M., Devlin, L., Edwards, J., Gaya, D. R., Kelly, C. A., Lewsley, L.-A., Maka, N., Morrison, P., Dinnett, L., Dillon, S., Gourlay, J., Platt, J. J., Thomson, F., Adams, R. A., & Roxburgh, C. S. D. (2021). Durvalumab (MEDI 4736) in combination with extended neoadjuvant regimens in rectal cancer: a study protocol of a randomised phase II trial (PRIME-RT). Radiation Oncology, 16(1), Article 163. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01888-1

Hanna, CR, O’Cathail, SM, Graham, JS, Saunders, M, Samuel, L, Harrison, M, Devlin, L, Edwards, J, Gaya, DR, Kelly, CA, Lewsley, L-A, Maka, N, Morrison, P, Dinnett, L, Dillon, S, Gourlay, J, Platt, JJ, Thomson, F, Adams, RA & Roxburgh, CSD 2021, 'Durvalumab (MEDI 4736) in combination with extended neoadjuvant regimens in rectal cancer: a study protocol of a randomised phase II trial (PRIME-RT)', Radiation Oncology, vol. 16, no. 1, 163. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01888-1

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