incurable left-sided colonic cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Prof. Gunning-Schepers, MD, Ph.D.
Chaiman Board of Directors
PO Box 22660
1100 DD Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Left sided colonic cancer (from left flexure to > 10 cm of anus); 2. Diagnosis histological proven; 3. No signs of double tumor; 4. Informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Potentially curable disease; 2. ASA IV or V; 3. Ileus; 4. Karnofsky index of < 50%.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Procedural related hospital stay and mortality and morbidity; 2. Efficacy of palliation of (imminent) obstruction (complaints, secondary operation or stent placement); 3. Quality of life. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Total hospital free survival in good health (corrected for days with a WHO performance status > 1); 2. Integral costs (product of volume consumed care and prices of means (personnel, overhead, material and investments). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJeanin Hooft, van
Acedemic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Hepato- and Gastroenterology, C2-220, P.O. Box 22660
Outcome results
None listed