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

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00002575
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the disease-free and overall survival rates of patients with colon cancer treated with laparoscopic-assisted colectomy vs open colectomy.

* Compare the safety of these regimens in terms of early and late morbidity and 30-day mortality of these patients.

* Compare the differences in costs and cost effectiveness between these treatments in this patient population.

* Compare the differences in quality of life of patients treated with these regimens. (closed as of 4/30/99)

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, primary surgeon, site of primary tumor (right vs left vs sigmoid), and American Society of Anesthesiologists disease classification (I and II vs III). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

The extent of colon resection is identical for both arms.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
810
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survivalUp to 8 years
Disease-free survivalUp to 8 years

* Compare the disease-free and overall survival rates of patients with colon cancer treated with laparoscopic-assisted colectomy vs open colectomy.

* Compare the safety of these regimens in terms of early and late morbidity and 30-day mortality of these patients.

* Compare the differences in costs and cost effectiveness between these treatments in this patient population.

* Compare the differences in quality of life of patients treated with these regimens. (closed as of 4/30/99)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MorbidityUp to 8 years
MortalityAt 30 days
Costs and cost effectiveness between these treatments in this patient populationUp to 8 years
Compare the differences in quality of life of patients treated with these regimensUp to 8 years

Trial Locations

Locations (158)

Huntsville Hospital System

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Huntsville, Alabama, United States

MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

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Mobile, Alabama, United States

CCOP - Greater Phoenix

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

St. Mary's Hospital

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Rogers, Arkansas, United States

Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope

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Duarte, California, United States

Scripps Clinic

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La Jolla, California, United States

University of California San Diego Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center

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Loma Linda, California, United States

Saint Mary Medical Center - Long Beach

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Long Beach, California, United States

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Huntsville Hospital System
🇺🇸Huntsville, Alabama, United States

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