Genetic Mutations in Blood and Tissue Samples in Predicting Response to Treatment in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiation
Conditions
- Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum
- Recurrent Rectal Cancer
- Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum
- Stage IIA Rectal Cancer
- Stage IIB Rectal Cancer
- Stage IIC Rectal Cancer
- Stage IIIA Rectal Cancer
- Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer
- Stage IIIC Rectal Cancer
Interventions
- OTHER: cytology specimen collection procedure
- OTHER: laboratory biomarker analysis
Sponsor
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Collaborators