Surgeons debate: should you remove the colon or liver first?
NCT ID NCT07272928
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 500 adults with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver. Doctors want to know if removing the colon tumor first or the liver tumor first leads to fewer complications and better survival. The goal is to find the safest and most effective surgery order.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing simultaneous treatment of colorectal cancer and liver metastases using open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery between 2015 and 2023 in participating centers
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases during the reference period, who underwent simultaneous resection. Exclusion Criteria: * Simultaneous emergency resection due to symptoms of the primary tumor. * Presence of extrahepatic metastatic disease confirmed at the time of resection or diagnosis. * High surgical risk defined as an ASA risk score greater than 3. * At least 10 cases performed by the invited center during the study period. * Incomplete data or follow-up of less than 6 months.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SC Chirurgia Generale
RECRUITINGAlessandria, Piedmont, 15121, Italy
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