Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: 5-Fluorouracil Versus Capecitabine as Perioperative Treatment for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. a Randomized Phase III Trial
Brief Summary: This study compares capecitabine with standard 5-FU in the perioperative treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically documented colorectal adenocarcinoma
* Age over 18 years old
* Performance status (ECOG scale): 0-2
* Measurable or evaluable disease
* Patients can take food and drugs orally
* Adequate organ functions
* Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
* Patients should sign a written informed consent before study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

* Tumor type other than adenocarcinoma
* Second primary malignancy
* Prior systemic therapy (for instance, cytotoxic chemotherapy or active/passive immunotherapy) for advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer
* Adjuvant or neo-adjuvant treatment for non-metastatic (M0) disease has been completed within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment.
* Prior radiotherapy was administered to target lesions selected for this study, or radiotherapy to the non-target lesions has been completed within 4 weeks before randomization.
* Presence of CNS metastasis
* Obvious peritoneal seeding or bowel obstruction disturbing oral intake
* Symptomatic peripheral neuropathy
* Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start, or lack of complete recovery from the effects of major surgery. The patient received curative operation or RFA for metastatic disease.
* Serious illness or medical conditions
* Receiving a concomitant treatment with drugs interacting with S-1, capecitabine or oxaliplatin, as follows;flucytosine, a fluorinated pyrimidine antifungal agent phenytoin warfarin etc.
* Received any investigational drug or agent/procedure, i.e. participation in another trial within 4 weeks before beginning treatment with study drug.
* Pregnant or lactating woman
* Women of child bearing potential not using a contraceptive method
* Sexually active fertile men not using effective birth control during medication of study drug and up to 6 months after completion of study drug if their partners are women of child-bearing potential
* Any patients judged by the investigator to be unfit to participate in the study
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Eligible patients are 18 years or older and have histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum (defined as the distal border of the tumour less than 16 cm from the anal verge measured by rigid rectoscopy) with no evidence of distant metastases (identified by abdominal ultrasound or CT scan and chest radiography).
* Patients in the adjuvant cohort have undergone R0-resection by total mesorectal excision (TME) of a pT3-4 N any or T any N positive non-metastatic rectal cancer.
* Patients treated in the neoadjuvant cohort need to have a clinical T3-4 N any or T any N positive tumour staged by endoscopic ultrasound, provided the lower border of the tumour is located 0 - 16 cm from the anal verge measured by rigid rectoscopy and the primary tumour is deemed resectable by TME surgery on the basis of clinical assessment. Other eligibility criteria comprise: WHO status of zero or one; adequate liver, renal, and bone marrow function defined as follows: leucocyte count \> 3,500/µl, thrombocyte count \> 100,000/µl, hemoglobin \> 10.0 g/dl; serum bilirubin \< 2.0 mg/dl, serum creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dl.

Exclusion criteria:

* Prior treatment for rectal cancer, prior chemo- or immunotherapy, prior pelvic radiotherapy, or a history of other malignant diseases within the past five years with the exception of successfully treated basal carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix.
* Participation in another trial, pregnancy, breast-feeding, unwillingness to use effective contraception, or a medical condition or concomitant illness which could potentially interfere with compliance to the protocol are regarded as exclusion criteria, as well.
C: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed resectable adenocarcinoma of the rectum

  * Any grade
  * Tumor macroscopically within 15 cm of anal margin on rigid rectoscopy
  * Tumor tethered or partially fixed on digital rectal exam and/or T3-4 on rectal ultrasound
* No acute or subacute bowel obstruction without colostomy diversion
* No chronic inflammatory disease of the ileum and/or colon
* No primary adenocarcinoma of the anal canal
* No distant metastasis

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 80 and under

Performance status:

* WHO 0-1

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Granulocyte count greater than 2,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count greater than 130,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Creatinine less than 1.36 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

* No angina pectoris

Other:

* No other prior malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* No prior biologic therapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Chemotherapy

* No prior chemotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Endocrine therapy

* No prior endocrine therapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Radiotherapy

* No prior radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Surgery

* No prior surgery for adenocarcinoma of the rectum
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically-confirmed inoperable colorectal adenocarcinoma excluding vermiform appendix cancer and anal canal cancer.
2. Age ≥20 years at the time of informed consent
3. ECOG performance status (PS) of 0-2
4. Written informed consent prior to study-specific screening procedures
5. Life expectancy of at least 90 days
6. Withdrawal from first-line chemotherapy (regardless of containing molecular-targeted drugs) for metastatic colorectal cancer due to intolerable toxicity or progressive disease, or relapse within 180 days after the last dose of adjuvant chemotherapy.
7. Adequate organ function according to following laboratory values obtained within 14 days before enrolment (excluding patients who received blood transfusions or hematopoietic growth factors within 14 days before the laboratory test) Neutrophil count: ≥1500/mm3 Platelet count: ≥10.0 x 104/mm3 Hemoglobin: ≥9.0 g/dL Total bilirubin: ≤1.5 mg/dL AST, ALT: ≤100 IU/L (≤200 IU/I if liver metastases present) Serum creatinine: ≤1.5 mg/dL

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of other malignancy with a disease-free interval \<5 years (other than curatively treated cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, and gastroenterological cancer confirmed to be cured by endoscopic mucosal resection)
2. With massive pleural effusion or ascites requiring intervention
3. Radiological evidence of brain tumor or brain metastases
4. Active infection including hepatitis
5. Any of the following complication:

   i) Gastrointestinal bleeding or gastrointestinal obstruction (including paralytic ileus) ii) Symptomatic heart disease (including unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and heart failure) iii) Interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis iv) Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus v) Uncontrolled diarrhea (that interferes with daily activities despite adequate therapy)
6. Any of the following medical history:

   Myocardial infarction: History of one episode within one year before enrollment or two or more lifetime episodes i) Serious hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs ii) History of adverse reaction to fluoropyrimidines suggesting dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency
7. Previous treatment with irinotecan hydrochloride
8. Current treatment with atazanavir sulfate
9. Previous treatment with tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium within seven days before enrollment
10. Pregnant or lactating females, and males and females unwilling to use contraception
11. Requires continuous treatment with systemic steroids
12. Psychiatric disability that would preclude study compliance
13. Otherwise determined by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in the study
14. Concurrent gastrointestinal perforation or history of gastrointestinal perforation with 1 year before enrollment
15. History of pulmonary hemorrhage/hemoptysis ≥ Grade 2 (defined as bright red blood of at least 2.5mL) within 1 month prior to enrollment.
16. History of laparotomy, thoracotomy, or intestinal resection within 28 days before enrollment
17. Unhealed wound (except suture wounds from implantation of a central venous port), gastrointestinal ulcer, or traumatic fracture
18. Current or recent (within 1 year) thromboembolism or cerebrovascular disease
19. Currently receiving or requires anticoagulation therapy (\> 325 mg/day of aspirin)
20. Bleeding diathesis, coagulopathy, or coagulation factor abnormality (INR ≥1.5 within 14 days before enrollment)
21. Uncontrolled hypertension
22. Urine dipstick for proteinuria \>+2

Answer: B