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Comparison of Two Types of Surgery in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer

NCT00007930 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 800

Last updated 2013-08-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Surgery to remove the tumor may be an effective treatment for rectal cancer. It is not yet known whether one type of surgery is more effective than another for rectal cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two types of surgery in treating patients who have rectal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

conventional surgery

PROCEDURE

laparoscopic surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Singapore

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Heah Sieu Min, MD · National Cancer Centre, Singapore

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-08-31

Countries

  • China
  • Singapore

Study Locations

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Diseases

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