Do thyroid cancer patients need extra neck surgery? major trial seeks answers

NCT ID NCT03570021

Summary

This study compares two surgical approaches for low-risk thyroid cancer to determine which leads to better long-term outcomes. Patients with early-stage thyroid cancer were randomly assigned to receive either standard thyroid removal alone or thyroid removal plus additional lymph node removal. The trial aims to find out if the extra surgery improves remission rates while minimizing complications.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH de Haguenau

    Haguenau, 67500, France

  • CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 24511, France

  • CHU Lille, Hôpital Claude Huriez

    Lille, 59057, France

  • CHU Nimes

    Nîmes, 30029, France

  • CHU Reims - Hôpital Robert Debré

    Reims, 51 100, France

  • CHU d'Angers

    Angers, 49000, France

  • CHU de Pointe à Pitre

    Les Abymes, 97139, Guadeloupe

  • CHU de Poitiers

    Poitiers, 86 021, France

  • CHU de Toulouse Hôpital Larrey

    Toulouse, 31400, France

  • Centre François Baclesse

    Caen, 14 000, France

  • Centre Georges François Leclerc

    Dijon, 21 079, France

  • Centre Henri Becquerel

    Rouen, 76 000, France

  • Clinique Saint Vincent

    Réunion, 97404, Reunion

  • Groupement Hospitalier Est

    Bron, 69677, France

  • Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, Val de Marne, 94805, France

  • Hôpital Saint André

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

  • Institut Claudius Régaud

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Institut Godinot

    Reims, 51 100, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67200, France

  • Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63 011, France

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