A multicentre trial to evaluate the use of serial carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assay as the prime indicator for second-look surgery in recurrent colorectal cancer

ISRCTN ISRCTN76694943
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN76694943
Secondary identifying numbers CRCGICEA
Submission date
01/07/2001
Registration date
01/07/2001
Last edited
16/05/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr - -
Scientific

UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedColon, rectum
InterventionAll patients receive primary potentially curative surgery. Patients are randomised if a significant rise in serum CEA is detected to either:

1. Conventional Arm: Observation only. The patient is monitored until there is clinical evidence of recurrent disease. The clinician is not informed of the rise in serum CEA.

2. Aggressive Arm : The surgeon is informed of the rise in serum CEA, and in the absence of objective evidence either of a non-malignant cause for the CEA rise or of incurable distant metastases, second-look laparotomy is carried out to locate and remove treatable recurrence.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/1998
Completion date31/12/2000

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteria1. Aged 75 or under
2. Potentially curative resection performed for colorectal adenocarcinoma
3. No evidence of distant incurable spread (clinically or at surgery)
4. No evidence of hepatic, renal, pancreatic or infective disease
5. Willing to attend regular CEA monitoring in addition to clinical follow-up for 5 years
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/1998
Date of final enrolment31/12/2000

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
Charity

PO Box 123
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PX
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)207 317 5186
Email kate.law@cancer.org.uk
Website http://www.cancer.org.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Charity

Cancer Research UK
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations
Alternative name(s)
CR_UK, Cancer Research UK - London, CRUK
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 13/05/2014 Yes No