A La CaRT: Australasian Laparoscopic Cancer of the Rectum Trial. A phase III prospective randomised trial comparing laparoscopic-assisted resection versus open resection for rectal cancer

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1078113

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The major treatment for rectal cancer is surgical removal of tumour with a large cut through the abdomen. There is a newer, less invasive procedure known as laparoscopic resection which enables the same surgery to be performed using a scope inserted in the abdomen and another smaller incision for removal of the tumour. This study is being conducted to determine whether the newer procedure is as safe and effective as the current procedure. Patients on the trial will be given either laparoscopi

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $599,054.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Surgery

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer treatment | colorectal cancer | oncology | surgery | treatment efficacy

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