Does removing the main tumor help patients live longer when cancer has spread?
NCT ID NCT02314182
Summary
This study aimed to find out if surgically removing the primary rectal tumor before chemotherapy helps patients with incurable, spread cancer live longer than chemotherapy alone. It involved adults with rectal cancer that had spread to other organs where those secondary tumors could not be surgically removed. Researchers randomly assigned participants to either have surgery followed by chemotherapy or to receive chemotherapy only, then compared two-year survival rates.
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Locations
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Service d'Oncologie Médicale, Clinique du Cap-d'Or
La Seyne-sur-Mer, 83500, France
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Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, CHRU Claude Huriez
Lille, 59067, France
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Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, HCL
Pierre-Bénite, France, 69495, France
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