Follow-Up Study of Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Colorectal Cancer
A Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Cost-effectiveness of Intensive Versus no Scheduled Follow-up in Patients Who Have Undergone Resection for Colorectal Cancer With Curative Intent. (FACS - Follow-up After Colorectal Surgery)
RATIONALE: Following patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer may help doctors learn more about the disease and plan better follow-up care.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is following patients who have undergone surgery for stage I, stage II, or stage III colorectal cancer.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To assess the effect of augmenting symptomatic follow-up in primary care with two intensive methods of follow-up (monitoring tumor marker in primary care and intensive imaging in hospital) on survival of patients with stage I, II, or III colorectal cancer who have undergone curative resection.
Secondary
- Determine the quality of life of these patients.
- Determine the cost of National Health Service (NHS) services utilized.
- Determine the NHS cost per life-year saved.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to certainty of need for imaging follow-up, as determined by the local clinician (uncertain vs certain). Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 follow-up arms.
- Arm I (primary care follow-up): Patients undergo symptomatic follow-up (i.e., are asked to contact their physician if they have symptoms suggestive of disease recurrence). Some patients may also undergo a single CT scan 12-18 months post-randomization.
- Arm II (primary care follow-up): Patients undergo tumor marker measurements (CEA) at baseline, every 3 months for 2 years, and every 6 months for 3 years. Some patients may also undergo a single CT scan 12-18 months post-randomization.
- Arm III (intensive hospital follow-up): Patients undergo CT scan or MRI at baseline, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for 3 years.
- Arm IV (primary care and intensive hospital follow-up): Patients undergo primary care and intensive hospital follow-up as in arms II (without the single CT scan) and III.
All patients receive a handbook from their physician detailing possible symptoms suggestive of disease recurrence.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline and then annually for 5 years.
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Tilmelding
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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England
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Burton-upon-Trent, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, DE13 0RB
- Rekruttering
- Queen's Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1283-566-333
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Carlisle, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, CA2 7HY
- Rekruttering
- Cumberland Infirmary
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1228-523-444
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Chichester, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, P019 4SE
- Rekruttering
- Saint Richards Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1243-788-122
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Cosham, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, PO6 3LY
- Rekruttering
- Queen Alexandra Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-23-9228-6710
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Cottingham, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, HU16 5JQ
- Rekruttering
- Castle Hill Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1482-659-331
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Crewe, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, CW1 4QJ
- Rekruttering
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust- Leighton Hopsital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1270-255-141
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Croydon, England, Det Forenede Kongerige
- Rekruttering
- Mayday University Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-20-8401-3000
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Dartford Kent, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, DA2 8DA
- Rekruttering
- Darent Valley Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1322-428-500
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Derby, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, DE22 3NE
- Rekruttering
- Royal Derby Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1332-340-131
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Dudley, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, DY1 2HQ
- Rekruttering
- Russells Hall Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1384-456-111
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Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, NG31 8DG
- Rekruttering
- Grantham and District Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1476-565-232
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Harrogate, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, HG2 7SX
- Rekruttering
- Harrogate District Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1423-885-959
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Harrow, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, HA1 3UJ
- Rekruttering
- St. Mark's Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-20-8235-4000
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High Wycombe, England, Det Forenede Kongerige
- Rekruttering
- Wycombe General Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1494-426-234
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Huntingdon, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, PE18 6NT
- Rekruttering
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1480-416-416
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Isleworth, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, TW7 6AF
- Rekruttering
- West Middlesex University Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-20-8560-2121
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Leeds, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, LS1 3EX
- Rekruttering
- Leeds General Infirmary
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-113-243-2799
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London, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, W6 8RF
- Rekruttering
- Charing Cross Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-20-8846-1234
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Maidstone, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, ME16 9QQ
- Rekruttering
- Mid Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone Hospital
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Nottingham, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, NG7 2UH
- Rekruttering
- Queen's Medical Centre
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-115-924-9924
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Plymouth, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, PL6 8DH
- Rekruttering
- Derriford Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-175-277-7111
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Scarborough, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, YO12 6QL
- Rekruttering
- Scarborough General Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1723-342-175
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Shrewsbury, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, SY3 8XQ
- Rekruttering
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1743-261-000
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Slough, Berkshire, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, SL2 4HL
- Rekruttering
- Wexham Park Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1753-634-191
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Solihull, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, B91 2JL
- Rekruttering
- Solihull Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-121-424-2000
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Southampton, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, SO16 6YD
- Rekruttering
- Southampton General Hospital
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Surrey, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, KT 16 OPZ
- Rekruttering
- St. Peter's Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1932-722-233
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Truro, Cornwall, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, TR1 3LJ
- Rekruttering
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1872-250-000
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Uxbridge, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, UB8 3NN
- Rekruttering
- Hillingdon Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1895-238-282
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Warrington, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, WA5 1QG
- Rekruttering
- Warrington Hospital NHS Trust
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1925-635-911
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Worcester, England, Det Forenede Kongerige, WR5 1DD
- Rekruttering
- Worcester Royal Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Contact Person
- Telefonnummer: 44-1905-760-719
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of primary colorectal cancer
- Stage I-III disease
Have undergone curative resection (i.e., no residual disease [R0])
- Microscopically clear margins
- Complete normal colonic imaging pre-operatively (or post-operatively if unable to view complete colon pre-operatively) by colonoscopy, barium enema, CT pneumocolon, or virtual colonoscopy
Post-operative blood CEA ≤ 10 ng/mL (if the normal range is ≤ 5 ng/mL) OR < 2 times upper limit of normal (if normal range is > 5 ng/mL)
- For patients undergoing adjuvant therapy, CEA should be measured after completion of chemotherapy
Has completed primary curative treatment, as deemed by hospital clinician
- Patients awaiting stoma closure allowed
- No evidence of metastatic disease on pre- or post-operative liver CT scan (or ultrasound) and chest CT scan (or chest x-ray)
- No diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or dominantly inherited colon cancer
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- No concurrent serious illness
- History of other carcinoma allowed provided primary treatment has been completed, there is no evidence of recurrent disease, and there is no follow-up that conflicts with study follow-up
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Pre-operative radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer allowed provided curative resection has been achieved
- No concurrent participation in a primary treatment clinical trial with conflicting follow-up requirements
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
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Overall survival by intention-to-treat analysis
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
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Livskvalitet
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Cost of National Health Service (NHS) services utilized
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NHS cost per life-year saved
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Studiestol: John N. Primrose, MD, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Primær færdiggørelse
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- CDR0000576476
- USCTU-FACS
- ISRCTN41458548
- EU-20788
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