Prospective Observational Trial to Evaluate Quality of Life After Neoadjuvant Radiation or Chemoradiation Followed by Surgery in Patients With Rectal Cancer
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
Observational study to evaluate longitudinal quality of life according to standardized EORTC questionaires as well as functional Outcome, oncological outcome and toxicity in patients treated with neoadjuvant short term radiation or long-term chemoradiation followed by surgery
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * histologically proven rectal Cancer without distant metastases * indication for neoadjuvant Radiation or chemoradiation therapy according to multidiciplinary Evaluation * age \>=18 years * written informed consent * ability to answer the standardized questionaires according to the treating physician Exclusion Criteria: * age \< 18 years * prior systemic therapy with regard to rectal Cancer * distant metastasis * second malignancy