Non-microradical Resection Margin as a Predictor for Recurrence After Complete Mesocolic Excision

Claus Anders Bertelsen, PhD, MD276 enrolled

Overview

The study aim to investigate the value of the current definition of microradical resection margin in colon cancer. Is the distance from tumor tissue to resection margin and the site of any clinically prognostic importance if complete mesocolic excision has been performed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

276

Conditions

Colon Cancer

Interventions

Complete mesocolic excisionPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing elective curative intended complete mesocolic excision for primary colon adenocarcinoma at Nordsjællands Hospital in Hillerød, Denmark * International Union Against Cancer (Union Internationale Contre le Cancer - UICC) stage III - pT1-4, pN1-2 cM0 (gastroepiploic and infrapyloric lymph node metastases are not considered as distant metastases) * Resident in Denmark at the time of surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who did not undergo macroradical resections * Synchronous colorectal cancer * Venous invasion at central venous ligation.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Recurrence

Any type of recurrence

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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