Study probes hidden effects of Pre-Surgery cancer therapy on tissue and recovery
NCT ID NCT07422974
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how chemotherapy or radiation before colorectal cancer surgery affects tiny blood vessels and scarring in skin tissue, and whether this leads to more complications. Researchers will compare 34 patients who had pre-surgery therapy with 34 who went straight to surgery. The goal is to better understand and potentially reduce surgical risks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict and manage complications after colorectal cancer surgery, improving patient recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study, so results may not apply to all patients. It looks at tissue samples and short-term outcomes, not long-term survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 68 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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
The study will include adult patients (≥18 years) with histologically confirmed colorectal cancer who are scheduled for elective surgery, laparoscopic or open. Both sexes will be included in the study. The study population includes patients who received neoadjuvant therapy (study group) and those who did not (control group).
- 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: * Adults aged ≥18 years with histologically confirmed colorectal cancer * Planned surgical treatment for colorectal cancer (either laparoscopic LPSC or open laparotomy) * Ability to understand the study protocol and provide written informed consent. * Both sexes * ASA classification II or III * Patients who received neoadjuvant therapy is investigational group and patients who did not receive neoadjuvant therapy is control group Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Patients who are not conscious, not oriented, or unable to provide informed consent * Patients unable to understand the study protocol * Emergency surgical cases * Patients on chronic corticosteroid therapy
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KBC Osijek
RECRUITINGOsijek, 31000, Croatia
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