Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00168155
Study of 5-FU + Leucovorin + CPT-11 in Patients With Resectable Liver Metastases From Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Phase 2 Study of Neoadjuvant 5-FU + Leucovorin + CPT-11 in Patients With Resectable Liver Metastases From Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 70 (planned)
- Sponsor
- Alberta Health services · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
When colon or rectal cancer has spread to the liver, the cancer in the liver can sometimes be removed surgically. However, the cancer has a chance or reoccurring in the liver or elsewhere in the body. This study will determine if giving chemotherapy treatment before the surgery can reduce the chances that the cancer will come back.
Detailed description
When colon or rectal cancer has spread to the liver, the cancer in the liver can sometimes be removed surgically. However, the cancer has a chance or reoccurring in the liver or elsewhere in the body. This study will determine if giving chemotherapy treatment before the surgery can reduce the chances that the cancer will come back.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | perioperative chemotherapy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2002-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-05-01
- Completion
- 2009-05-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-15
- Last updated
- 2012-01-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00168155. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.