Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Rectal cancer
Results
Phase 3
This trial compared 2 ways of giving an increased dose of radiotherapy. This was to see if it could help people with rectal cancer avoid surgery.
It was for people with cancer of the back passage (rectum) that could be removed with surgery.
People could join the trial between 2015 and 2020. The team published the results in 2023 and in 2025.
Recruitment start: 15 June 2015
Recruitment end: 30 June 2020
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Professor Arthur Sun Myint
Professor Jean Pierre Gerard
Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, France
Last reviewed: 17 Jul 2026
CRUK internal database number: 4055
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