@article{b69570ed8a884383aae4f6d3dea53b2d,
title = "Durvalumab (MEDI 4736) in combination with extended neoadjuvant regimens in rectal cancer: a study protocol of a randomised phase II trial (PRIME-RT)",
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.",
keywords = "Rectal, neoplasm, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immune-oncology, immunotherapy, clinical trial",
author = "Hanna, {Catherine R.} and O{\textquoteright}Cathail, {Sean M.} and Graham, {Janet S.} and Mark Saunders and Leslie Samuel and Mark Harrison and Lynsey Devlin and Joanne Edwards and Gaya, {Daniel R.} and Kelly, {Caroline A.} and Liz-Anne Lewsley and Noori Maka and Paula Morrison and Louise Dinnett and Susan Dillon and Jacqueline Gourlay and Platt, {Jonathan J.} and Fiona Thomson and Adams, {Richard A.} and Roxburgh, {Campbell S. D.}",
note = "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.",
year = "2021",
month = aug,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1186/s13014-021-01888-1",
language = "English",
volume = "16",
journal = "Radiation Oncology",
issn = "1748-717X",
publisher = "BioMed Central",
number = "1",
}