Scientists map hidden paths of colorectal cancer spread
NCT ID NCT07306390
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at where cancer spreads to lymph nodes in people with colon or rectal cancer. Researchers will examine tissue from 1200 patients who had surgery to remove their cancer. The goal is to find patterns that could help doctors better plan treatment in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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
Colorectal cancer patients who undergo radical resection in the National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Shanxi Cancer Hospital, and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University \& Henan Cancer Hospital between December 2025 and December 2027.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Aged between 18 and 80 years * Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum * Underwent radical resection for colorectal cancer with a D3 lymphadenectomy and lymph nodes were submitted for pathological examination according to standardized station-based and distance-based protocol * No distant metastasis or distant metastasis within 6 months after surgery * No history of other malignant tumors or severe systemic diseases * No immune diseases or inflammatory bowel diseases * Non-emergency surgery * With complete clinicopathological and follow-up data Exclusion Criteria: * Pathologically confirmed benign tumors or non-adenocarcinoma malignancies * Underwent local excision or palliative resection * Regional lymph nodes were not dissected or submitted for pathological examination according to the unified station-based or distance-based protocol * With distant metastasis or distant metastasis within 6 months after surgery * Dual or multiple primary colorectal cancers or concurrent other malignant tumors * Had a previous diagnosis of immune diseases or inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease * Underwent emergency surgery * Had incomplete clinicopathological or follow-up data
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, 100021, China
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