A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Evaluation With Standard Pathological Evaluation for the Staging of Colon Carcinoma

June 18, 2012 updated by: Alexander Stojadinovic, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

The objective of this trial is to define the rate of upstaging of colon carcinoma lymph node metastasis with sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping.

Null hypothesis: There is no difference in the rate of lymph node metastasis between conventional histopathological processing of lymph nodes and SLN mapping with detailed pathologic examination using immunohistochemistry (IHC) in patients undergoing resection of colon carcinoma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

34

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5001
        • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Up to 150 male or female military healthcare beneficiaries over the age of 18 years presenting at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) General Surgery clinic with the diagnosis of biopsy-proven, primary, non-metastatic (Clinical Stage I,II or III) colon carcinoma will be enrolled. Subjects with colonic masses clinically consistent with colon cancer, and eventually confirmed by pathology, will also be enrolled.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 18 years of age
  2. Primary, non-metastatic [Stage I, II (localized, node negative), or III (localized, node positive)] colon carcinoma confirmed by tissue biopsy or colon mass clinically consistent with cancer and eventually confirmed by pathology
  3. Palpable mass at time of surgery
  4. Capable of providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior radiation or chemotherapy
  2. Non-palpable colon tumor
  3. Recurrent or Stage IV (metastatic) colon cancer
  4. Unable to give informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Standard of Care
Standard histopathological evaluation using conventional paraffin embedding, sectioning and hematoxylin and eosin staining and microscopy without sentinel lymph node ultrastaging
Research
SOC with sentinel lymph node analysis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Define the rate of upstaging of colon carcinoma lymph node metastasis with define the rate of upstaging of colon carcinoma lymph node metastasis with sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alexander Stojadinovic, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 15, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

June 19, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 19, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 03-20010

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