Towards patient-led follow-up after curative treatment of stage II and III colorectal cancer
- Conditions
- <p>Colorectal cancer</p>
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 360
Inclusion Criteria
- Patient has pT2-4N0M0 or pT1-4N1-2M0 primary colorectal carcinoma treated with surgical resection with curative intent; - Patient is aged = 18 years; - Patient is willing to participate in the Prospective Dutch CRC cohort (PLCRC); - Patient is disease-free at 12 months after resection (assessed by CT thorax19 abdomen, CEA and colonoscopy).
Exclusion Criteria
- Patient has macroscopically (R2) incomplete resections; - Patient needs in-hospital follow-up longer than 12 months postoperatively (e.g. patients with a severely complicated postoperative course, or patients enrolled in other studies that require in-hospital follow-up consultations); - Patient has confirmed hereditary CRC
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary endpoint is the proportion of participant who have contacted the hospital between 12 and 24 months after curative surgery.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary endpoints are quality of life, fear of cancer recurrence, patient satisfaction, cost-effectiveness and survival.</p><br>