Screening Tests in Detecting Colorectal Cancer

Completed

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Screening tests may help doctors detect cancer cells early and plan more effective treatment for colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized screening trial to compare the effectiveness of fecal occult blood testing with that of DNA-based testing of stool and blood in identifying colorectal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00025025
Run by
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
People needed
4482
Starts
2001-10-01
Expected to finish
2009-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-07-04

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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