About this trial
This registry will collect data from all patients treated with the MAASTRO HDR applicator. The goal is to deepen knowledge about dose-response relationships in rectal cancer boosting, which is essential for improving future treatment approaches and patient selection.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years.
Histological proof of rectal cancer, or a strong suspicion after imaging.
Treatment with MAASTRO HDR rectal applicator
Informed consent for longitudinal observational data collection.
Disqualifiers
Mentally incompetent patients.
Trial population
Patients being treated with the MAASTRO HDR rectal applicator
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Efficacy of Maastro applicator endoluminal HDR contact brachytherapy boosting in functional organ sparing of the rectum.
Number of patients with clinical complete respons. Number of patients with treatment related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v 4.0
Percentage of planned interventional Maastro procedures that could be conducted successfully from a procedural point of view.
Percentage of planned interventional Maastro procedures that could be conducted successfully from a procedural point of view.
Duration of the application procedure.
Duration of the application procedure.
Clinical complete response rate up to 5 years after treatment.
Clinical complete response rate up to 5 years after treatment.
Secondary outcomes
Health status
Separate informed consent will be asked to measure the health status and quality of life by QLQ-C30 ( EORTC Quality of Life Questionaires, Core 30) , QLQ-CR29 ( EORTC Quality of Life Questionaires ColoRectal 29 and EQ-5D ( EuroQoL-5D)
Long-term rectal functional outcome
Separate informed consent will be asked to measure the Long-term rectal functional outcome by LARS score (Low Anterior Resection Syndrome - scale 0-42)
Quality of life questionnaires
Separate informed consent will be asked to measure the quality of life by QLQ-C30 ( EORTC Quality of Life Questionaires, Core 30).
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