Active clinical trials for "Colonic Neoplasms"

The purpose of this study is to compare whether a 3-month treatment is at least not inferior to a 6-month treatment (FOLFOX-4 6 vs. 12 cycles or XELOX 4 cycles vs. 8 cycles) in terms of RFS in patients with high risk stage II or stage III radically resected colon cancer.

This phase II trial studies how well panitumumab and combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer previously treated with combination chemotherapy and bevacizumab. Monoclonal antibodies, such as panitumumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and irinotecan hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving panitumumab and combination chemotherapy together may kill more tumor cells

In the current treatment of colon cancer, the definition of locally advanced colon cancer (LACC) is controversial, and the clinical trial evidence which support treatment for LACC is not clear. Irinotecan (CPT-11) combined with fluoropyrimidine (5FU, capecitabine) is main chemotherapy regimen for patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Whether this regimen also could be effectively applied for patients with locally advanced colon cancer? It is worthy of clinicians to conduct research. In recent studies, the literature indicated that the the uridine diphosphate glucuronide transfer enzyme (UGT1A1) is an important metabolic enzymes associated with drug metabolism of CPT-11. The gene polymorphism of UGT1A1 is related to delayed diarrhea and neutropenia caused by irinotecan. Irinotecan dose-exploration study found that the maximum tolerated dose for irinotecan in patients with UGT1A1*28 homozygous variant genotypes was significantly lower compared with the wild genotype. The studies based on Asian patients suggested that the gene variant of UGT1A1*6 also have similar impacts. At present, the studies of irinotecan dose adjustment based on the UGT1A1 gene polymorphisms has not yet come to the consistency of conclusions. The frequency of UGT1A1 gene polymorphisms between different races is significant different, irinotecan dose exploratory study based on Chinese patients has not been carried out. This study focus on prospectively adverse reactions, optimal efficacy and R0 resection rate of the patients with LACC who treated by dose-adjusted irinotecan based on the genotypes of UGT1A1.

In colorectal surgery, anastomotic leak and its septic consequences still remain as the most concerning complications resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. A common determining factor for assessing the viability of a bowel anastomosis is adequate arterial perfusion to ensure sufficient local tissue oxygenation. Intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence (INIF) imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) dye is a novel technique which allows the surgeon to choose the point of transection at an optimally perfused area before creating a bowel anastomosis. Recently, the INIF imaging system has been installed on the robotic systems and this helps identify intravascular NIF signals in real time. Although reports from several case series and retrospective cohorts have described the feasibility and safety of this imaging system during robotic colorectal surgery, to date, no studies have addressed more systematically the outcomes of this technique in robotic surgery. Considering the limitations of these reports, investigators aim to conduct a prospective randomized trial to compare robotic procedures with or without INIF imaging in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

A prospective Randomized Clinical Trial to investigate the Effect ofPeri-operative Chemotherapy VS Postoperative Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Colon Cancer With Resectable Liver Metastasis

This study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of rhGM-CSF as adjuvant immunotherapy for patients with resectable stage III colon cancers.

The aim of this study is to compare between complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation and conventional surgery of colon cancer regarding number of harvested lymph nodes, surgical outcome and complications.

Intestinal anastomosis plays an important role in various general surgeries, but the complications such as anastomotic leakage,stenosis and hemorrhage cannot been avoided. Although many ways are put up to solve this problem, there are still many imports need to improve. Therefore, the Biodegradable Stenting Anastomoses(BSA), which make intestinal anastomosis easily and less complications, have been produced.The major goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Biodegradable Stenting Anastomoses(BSA) for reconstruction in surgery of intestinal anastomosis.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which schedule of chemotherapy is most effective in treating colon cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare different schedules of chemotherapy using carboplatin with fluorouracil and leucovorin in treating patients who have stage IIB or stage III colon cancer.

RATIONALE: Immunotherapy uses different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cells from growing. Immunotherapy biological extracts may be useful as adjuvant therapy in treating patients who have had surgery for breast cancer, colon cancer, or melanoma. PURPOSE: Phase III trial to study the effectiveness of Corynebacterium granulosum extract as maintenance immunotherapy following surgery in treating patients with breast cancer, colon cancer, or melanoma.