Clinical Trial

Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer by Dose Escalated MR Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy

Study acronym: MARS
Recruiting Phase 2
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Summary
This study is testing whether radiation delivered with MRI guidance using a so-called MR-linac in distal rectal cancer can result in a high rate of organ preservation. Patients will receive radiotherapy together with standard chemotherapy.
Protocol Amendment History 1 amendment
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended once since 2026-01-01.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2026-02-14
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07337876
Lead Sponsor University Hospital Tuebingen
Conditions Rectal Cancer
Enrollment 100 participants
Start Date 2026-01-07
Primary Completion 2029-01 (estimated)
Study Completion 2029-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-02-17