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Intraoperative cell salvage vs transfusion in ovarian cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cancer
Specialty: Cancer, Primary sub-specialty: Gynae
UKCRC code/ Disease: Cancer/ Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs
Ovarian cancer
Registration Number
ISRCTN19517317
Lead Sponsor
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30389760 protocol (added 01/11/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
57
Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 years old or over
2. Suspected or confirmed ovarian cancer (newly diagnosed) requiring cytoreductive surgery, whether primary or interval (following chemotherapy)
3. CT scan evidence (with or without clinical evidence) compatible with FIGO stage III/IV ovarian cancer/ primary peritoneal cancer at presentation*
4. ECOG Performance Status 0-1
5. Willing to participate and able to give written informed consent

*CT features of pelvic mass (or features suggestive of primary peritoneal cancer) and extrapelvic involvement including ascites, omental disease, peritoneal thickening, bowel surface and/or mesentery involvement, enlarged pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes, evidence of disease on diaphragm

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of concurrent malignancy
2. Pregnant
3. Donor transfusion during the week prior to surgery
4. Haemoglobinopathies (e.g. sickle cell, thalassaemia)
5. Unwilling to accept donor blood (e.g. on religious grounds)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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