Clinical trial · Interventional
Intensive Versus Minimal Surveillance of Patients With Resected Dukes B2-C Colorectal Carcinoma
A Randomized Trial Of Intensive Versus Minimal Surveillance Of Patients With Resected Dukes B2-C Colorectal Carcinoma
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Dukes B2-C colorectal cancer patients who had no evidence of disease at the end of their front line treatment (surgery and adjuvant radio-chemotherapy, if indicated) are eligible for the trial and randomized to two different surveillance programs. These programs differ greatly in the frequency of diagnostic imaging. They have similar schedules of physical examinations and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assessments. Patients will receive baseline and yearly health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) questionnaires. Primary outcomes are overall survival and QoL.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Surveillance | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| surveillance program after completion of primary treatment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- minimal surveillance
- description
- Minimal program for colon cancer: Office visit and CEA at 4,8,12,16,20,24,30,36,42,48, and 60 months. Colonoscopy at 12, and 48 months. Liver echography\* at 8, and 20 months.
- interventionNames
- Other: surveillance program after completion of primary treatment
- type
- OTHER
- label
- intensive surveillance
- description
- Intensive program for colon cancer: Office visit, complet blood count (CBC), CEA+ Carbohydrate Antigen (CA) 19.9 at 4,8,12,16,20,24,30,36,42,48, and 60 months. Colonoscopy at 12, 24, 36, 48,and 60 months. Liver echography\* at 4,8,12,16,24,36,48, and 60 months. Chest X-ray at 12,24,36,48,and 60 months.
- interventionNames
- Other: surveillance program after completion of primary treatment
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum with Dukes Astler-Coller modification stage B2-C who had been treated with curative intent (radical excision ± adjuvant radio-chemotherapy) . * Eligible patients had to be free of known cancer prior to study entry as attested by negative results of endoscopy, liver ultrasonography, chest roentgenography and serum CEA level performed \< 4 months before randomization Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to undergo testing (disability, allergy to contrast agents, etc.) and patients geographically not amenable to full follow-up. * Patients enrolled onto any other research protocol that requires strict adherence to any specific follow-up practice. * A history of any previous malignancy in the last 10 years (other than carcinoma in situ of the cervix or non-melanoma skin cancer). * No informed consent to participate in the trial according to local regulatory guidelines.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDRosati G, Ambrosini G, Barni S, Andreoni B, Corradini G, Luchena G, Daniele B, Gaion F, Oliverio G, Duro M, Martignoni G, Pinna N, Sozzi P, Pancera G, Solina G, Pavia G, Pignata S, Johnson F, Labianca R, Apolone G, Zaniboni A, Monteforte M, Negri E, Torri V, Mosconi P, Fossati R; GILDA working group. A randomized trial of intensive versus minimal surveillance of patients with resected Dukes B2-C colorectal carcinoma. Ann Oncol. 2016 Feb;27(2):274-80. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv541. Epub 2015 Nov 16. PMID 26578734