Robot vs. scalpel: which colon surgery is better?
NCT ID NCT07350590
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked back at 771 people with right-sided colon cancer to compare two types of surgery: robotic and laparoscopic. The goal was to see which approach leads to better survival, fewer complications, and faster recovery. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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771 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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
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Who is studied
right colon cancer patients
- 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: * colon cancer lesions to be located at the hepatic flexure, ascending colon, or cecum, as confirmed by colonoscopy * the pathological biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma, and the clinical staging was diagnosed as clinical stages I to IV according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM classification (8th edition) * the patients plan to undergo right hemicolectomy * the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) is 0 or 1 Exclusion Criteria: * incomplete case data * surgery performed after colorectal cancer recurrence * patients with multiple primary cancers and other malignant tumors.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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