Australasian randomised clinical trial comparing laparoscopic and open surgical treatment of colon cancer: Follow-up.

Funded Activity Summary

Colon cancer is one of the most common solid tumours in western society. The usual initial treatment is excision of the cancer by an operation done through a cut down the midline of the abdominal wall. Over the past 15 years, minimally invasive technology has changed the approach to many surgical operations. A good example of this is an operation to remove the gall bladder. This is now routinely done using a laparoscope (telescope) which is introduced at the umbilicus. An image on a video screen of the gall bladder is then used to guide instruments to remove the gall bladder without making a large incision in the abdominal wall. This is called a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The safety of a laparoscopic assisted approach in the removal of colon cancer is yet to be determined. This study will compare the long term and short term outcomes of people who have colon cancers removed whether by laparotomy ( a cut in the midline of the abdominal wall) or by a laparoscopic assisted approach (telescope).

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 01-01-2007

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $233,000.00

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

3 and 5 year survival following resection of colon cancer | Colon cancer | Disease free interval following resection of colon cancer | Laparoscopic resection versus open resection of colon cancer | Port site metastases in laparoscopic resection of colon canc | Prospective randomised multicentered controlled trial | Safety of laparoscopic versus open resection of colon cancer

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