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Clinical Evaluation of PET-CT for Staging of Colorectal Lung Metastases

Completed
Conditions
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT02942901
Lead Sponsor
Lung Clinic Heckeshorn
Brief Summary

Surgery has been available for the treatment of pulmonary metastases in metastatic colorectal cancer and promising overall survival was observed in retrospective studies with selected patients. This study investigated whether the preoperative FDG- PET/CT scan influences survival in this patient group. Furthermore, we tried to identify other prognostic factors associated with overall survival and progression-free survival.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients over 18 years with pulmonary metastases eligible for pulmonary metastasectomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Second primary cancer within the last 2 years (exception basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
  • Pregnancy,
  • Drug addiction,
  • Renal dialysis

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number and sites of metastases detected by PET-CT3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lung Clinic Heckeshorn at HELIOS Hospital Emil von Behring

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Berlin, Germany

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