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Extent of Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Right-Sided Colon Cance

A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study of the Extent of Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Right-sided Colon Cancer

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06986538
Acronym
MARCH
Enrollment
1064
Registered
2025-05-23
Start date
2025-06-01
Completion date
2029-12-31
Last updated
2025-05-23

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Conditions

Advanced Right-sided Colon Cancer, the Extent of Lymph Node Dissection

Brief summary

This is a prospective multicenter randomized controlled clinical study to explore the extent of lymph node dissection in progressive right hemicolon cancer and to elucidate the pattern of lymphatic drainage in the right hemicolon.

Interventions

PROCEDUREClearance with the left side of the SMV as the medial boundary

Undergo radical resection for right colon cancer with the left side of the SMV as the medial boundary

PROCEDUREClearance with the left side of the SMA as the medial boundary

Undergo radical resection for right colon cancer with the left side of the SMA as the medial boundary

Sponsors

Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 18-75 years 2. Preoperative pathologic confirmation of adenocarcinoma 3. Tumor located in the region from the ileocecal valve to the right one-third of the transverse colon 4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I to III 5. Patients who have not received preoperative radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy 6. Preoperative imaging staging cT4N0M0 or cT3-4N+M0 7. Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

1. Past medical history of malignant tumor 2. Patients with multiple primary tumors 3. Patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease or familial adenomatous polyposis 4. Patients with distant metastasis 5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 6. History of other previous major abdominal surgery 7. Patients requiring emergency surgery (including tumor perforation, obstruction, hemorrhage, etc.) 8. Those with other clinical and laboratory conditions deemed by the investigator to be inappropriate for participation in the trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Disease-Free SurvivalThe third postoperative yearIt is defined as the proportion of patients from the start of randomization to the end of the third year without any of the following events: disease progression, local recurrence, distant metastasis, second primary colorectal cancer, or death from any cause.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
overall survivalThe third postoperative yearThe time from randomization to death from any cause.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactJiaqi Ren
19120517547@163.com+8619120517547
Backup ContactDechang Diao
diaodch3@mail.sysu.edu.cn+8619120517547

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026