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JCOG1915: Less intensive post-operative surveillance in low risk colorectal cancer patients

JCOG1915: Less intensive post-operative surveillance in low risk colorectal cancer patients - LESS study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1030220350
Enrollment
680
Registered
2022-09-27
Start date
2022-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

colorectal cancer

Interventions

For 3 years after surgery, physical examination, tumor marker test every 6 months, and annual chest and abdominal CT scan. After 3 years after the surgery, physical examination, tumor marker test, and

Sponsors

Kanemitsu Yukihide
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Pathologically proven colorectal adenocarcinoma. 2) Tumor is mainly located between cecum and lower rectum. 3) Tumor resection with D2 or D3 lymph node dissection with open or laparoscopic approach was performed, regardless of with or without lateral lymph node dissection (Robotic surgery is allowed for enrollment). 4) R0 resection was performed. 5) No distant metastasis defined as 1. Chest ; Chest CT or FDG-PET/CT 2. Abdomen ; Abdomen CT or FDG-PET/CT 6) 56 days after surgery. 7) pStage I cancer, or pStage II cancer without any following factors (JSCCR classification 9th ed.); (a) Depth of tumor: pT4, (b) Tumor budding: BD3, (c) Perineural invasion: Pn1, (d) Desmoplastic reaction (DR) category: intermediate/immature 8) Age at registration is of 20 to 75 years old. 9) ECOG Performance status is 0 or 1. 10) No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy to the abdomen or pelvis. 11) Witten informed consent is obtained

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Synchronous or metachronous (within 5 years) malignancies 2) Infections which needs systemic treatment. 3) Severe psychological disease. 4) Continuous systemic corticosteroid or immunosuppressant treatment. 5) Routine thoracoabdominal and pelvic CT scan at least once a year due to past medical history / comorbidities.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival (OS)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Relapse-free survival (RFS), Local relapse-free survival (LRFS), Disease-free survival (DFS)

Contacts

Public ContactYukihide Kanemitsu

National Cancer Center Hospital

ykanemit@ncc.go.jp+81-3-3542-2511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026