Laparoscopic-Assisted Surgery Compared With Open Surgery in Treating Patients With Colon Cancer

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Less invasive types of surgery may help reduce the number of side effects and improve recovery. It is not yet known which type of surgery is more effective for colon cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic-assisted colectomy with open colectomy in treating patients who have colon cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00002575
Run by
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
People needed
810
Starts
1994-08-01
Expected to finish
2009-11-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-07-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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