Detection of disseminated tumour cells in blood in patients with colon cancer who are operated upon laparoscopically
Completed
- Conditions
- colon cancercolonic carcinoma1001799010017998
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON31633
- Lead Sponsor
- Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
proven colonic carcinoma
no pre-operative suspicion of distant metastasis
older than 18 years
written informed consent given
laparoscopic operation
Exclusion Criteria
distant metastasis
irresectable tumour
Conversion to open procedure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The presence of disseminated tumor cells in blood, which means an elevated<br /><br>signal of CK20 and CEA in the RT-qPCR. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>none</p><br>