Status:

UNKNOWN

Randomized Controlled Trial Between Laparoscopic and Open Surgery in Transverse and Descending Colon Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Shoichi Fujii, MD, PhD

Conditions:

Malignant Neoplasm of Transverse Colon

Malignant Neoplasm of Descending Colon

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The long-term results of several large-scale prospective randomized trials that compared laparoscopic-assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer were published in the past decade. The oncologic outc...

Detailed Description

Patients * This was a randomized controlled trial conducted at a single institute, which was Yokohama City University Medical Center (Japan). * 80 patients who had transverse colon or descending colo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age of 20 years old or over
  • Histologically proven adenocarcinoma
  • Clinical tumor penetrates visceral peritoneum (T4a), no metastasis (M0) or lower T factor
  • Elective operation
  • Tolerable surgery under general anesthesia
  • No bulky tumor larger than 8cm in diameter
  • No history of laparotomy for colorectal resection except appendectomy
  • Provided written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Synchronous or metachronous (within 5 years) malignancy in another organ except carcinoma in situ
  • Multiple colorectal cancer that needs reconstruction two or more times
  • Acute intestinal obstruction or perforation due to colorectal cancer
  • Lower rectal cancer that required pelvic side wall lymphadenectomy
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01861691

Start Date

August 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2017

Last Update

November 26 2013

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Yokohama City University Medical Center

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 232-0024

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