Active clinical trials for "Colorectal Neoplasms"

The aim of this study is to determine accuracy and predictive values for colorectal cancer of a faecal quantitative immunochemical test (FIT) in unselected symptomatic patients presenting in primary care. Main reference test will be linkage to a nationwide colorectal cancer registry.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether primary radiotherapy can be omitted for the locally advanced rectal cancer with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) negative circumferential margin.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer in Puerto Rico (PR) accounting for approximately 1,500 individuals annually, which represent 12% of all cancer cases in the island. The genetic epidemiology of CRC among Hispanic populations is not well studied, hence studies focused on large, well defined ethnic groups such as Puerto Ricans, are clearly warranted. The first step towards evaluating the molecular, environmental, and genetic epidemiology of CRC in PR is to establish a population-based familial CRC registry. The following specific aims have been proposed: Specific Aim 1: To prospectively identify and recruit approximately 300 CRC probands from two distinct geographical areas in PR (Metropolitan and Southern Region). From each proband the investigators will obtain a pedigree extended to second-degree relatives and cousins. Assuming 10% will be positive for a family history of CRC, the investigators will then recruit all 30 probands with a family history of CRC and a sample of 15 family-history negative probands and obtain: paraffin-embedded tumors blocks, blood samples, risk factor and food frequency questionnaires. Specific Aim 2: To prospectively identify and recruit selected relatives (parents, grandparents, and same generation relatives - cousins and siblings) from the 45 probands identified in Specific Aim 1. In addition, for siblings and cousins of probands (i.e. relatives in the same generation as the proband), the investigators will obtain risk factor and food frequency questionnaires, and for colorectal cancer cases, tumor blocks and pathology reports of their cancers. Specific Aim 3: To estimate from this pilot study the following parameters: (a) response rate of probands and their selected relatives; (b) response rate of participants for each data item; (c) family history of CRC and other cancers; (d) number of living first- and second-degree relatives and cousins of probands; (e) number of these relatives who live in the same household and region/municipality; (f) prevalence/distribution of selected risk factors from the administered questionnaires.

The overall aim of the study is to increase participation rates in cervical cancer (CCU) and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes in Denmark by offering home-based CCU and CRC screening to women who are overdue for one or both screening programmes when attending breast cancer screening

This trial studies how well a magnetic resonance imaging technique called Displacement Encoding with Stimulated Echo (DENSE) works in detecting chemotherapy-related liver injury in patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver and can be removed by surgery. Researchers want to learn if the DENSE technique improves the standard MRI method.

This is an observational case-control study which enroll metastatic and non-metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate a novel blood multi-marker test for the detection of relapse in colorectal cancer patients. This test is based on whole-blood transcriptomic signatures and circulating tumor methylated DNA markers. The patients will be enrolled into 4 study groups, two cross-sectional and two longitudinal groups, to follow up patients up to 36 months from primary tumor resection.

The aim of this study is to review the treatment strategies of locally advanced colorectal cancer and locally recurrent rectal cancer in Västra Götaland during 1995-2016. The aim is to evaluate time trends and outcome both related to morbidity and cancer specific survival, we will also evaluate the results after advanced reconstruction. The study will identify the population using the Swedish ColoRectal Cancer Registry and then the individual patient charts will be reviewed. The data will be collected in a clinical record form covering demography (age, sex, co-morbidity, BMI and diagnoses) as well as treatments strategy, surgical procedures, re-operations, complications, readmissions, hospital stay, stoma formation etc.

This is a prospective data collection study of patients with advanced solid tumors who will receive standard of care immunotherapy (IO) and will be monitored with SIGNATERA™ testing. SIGNATERA™ test will be performed at baseline and during routine care. The test results will be part of assessing tumor response. The correlation between SIGNATERA™ test results and subsequent treatment decisions will be examined to compare actual treatment delivered against treatment decisions potentially impacted by SIGNATERA™ results. Treatment administered, tumor assessment results, time to progression, overall survival, physician questionnaires, and patient-reported outcomes will be collected/recorded.

The role of gut microbiota in anastomosis insufficiency in patients operated for colorectal cancer and for peritoneal carcinomatosis is going to be investigated. This is a pilot study.

MOBILE2 is a randomized controlled trial comparing mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation to mechanical bowel preparation only in patients undergoing anterior rectal resection with primary anastomosis. Primary endpoint is Comprehensive Complication Index within 30 days from surgery.