Robots take the reins: remote surgery trial launches for cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07382635
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial will test a new robot system designed to help surgeons perform laparoscopic surgery from a remote location. The study includes 98 adults with cancers like colorectal, esophageal, liver, or cervical cancer who need surgery. The main goal is to see how often the surgery can be completed without switching to another method.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cornerstone Surgical Robot
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote robot-assisted surgery is safe and effective for several types of cancer surgeries, potentially expanding access to minimally invasive procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 98 participants, so results may not apply widely. Technical failures or complications during remote surgery are possible risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 98 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 confirmed by investigators eligible for surgeries in urology (e.g., partial nephrectomy (transperitoneal/retroperitoneal), radical prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, etc.), general surgery (e.g., distal/radical total gastrectomy for gastric cancer, radical resection for colorectal cancer, hepatectomy/splenectomy, etc.), gynecology (e.g., radical hysterectomy plus pelvic lymphadenectomy, etc.) and thoracic surgery (e.g., segmental/lobectomy, radical esophagectomy, etc.).
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years; * Patients confirmed by investigators eligible for surgeries in urology (e.g., partial nephrectomy (transperitoneal/retroperitoneal), radical prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, etc.), general surgery (e.g., distal/radical total gastrectomy for gastric cancer, radical resection for colorectal cancer, hepatectomy/splenectomy, etc.), gynecology (e.g., radical hysterectomy plus pelvic lymphadenectomy, etc.) and thoracic surgery (e.g., segmental/lobectomy, radical esophagectomy, etc.). * Subjects voluntarily participate in the clinical trial, and subjects or their guardians give informed consent and sign the informed consent form. * Willing to cooperate with and complete trial follow-ups and relevant examinations. Exclusion Criteria: * Need for emergency surgery (e.g. gastric cancer, colorectal cancer combined with perforation, bleeding, obstruction, etc.); * With other malignancies or a previous history of other malignancies. * Preoperative imaging suggests that the tumour has distant metastases. * The patient has a history of relevant surgery or previous history of other malignancy and is judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for enrolment. * Severe bleeding tendencies or coagulopathic disorders. * With long-term use of anticoagulant and anti-platelet drugs (anti-platelet aggregation drugs discontinued less than 1 week prior to surgery), history of bleeding disorders or hematopoietic or coagulation disorders. * Significant immunodeficiency due to underlying illness (e.g. HIV/AIDS) and/or medication (e.g. systemic corticosteroids). * Other conditions which, in the opinion of the investigator, make participation in this trial inappropriate.
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Conditions
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