Clinical trials: Surgery, Colorectal
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Before or After Surgery in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastases That Could Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to kill tumor cells or stop them from growing. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that…
- Trial name
- NCT01189227
- Testing
- Postoperative chemotherapy, Perioperative chemotherapy
- Where
- 283 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Wound Infection
A Study of an Antibiotic Implant in General Surgical Subjects at Higher Risk for Surgical Wound Infection
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the gentamicin-collagen sponge is safe and effective for preventing surgical wound infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00600925
- Testing
- gentamicin-collagen sponge dipped in saline
- Where
- 39 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- Innocoll
Adenocarcinoma of the Colon, Stage III Colon Cancer
Comparison of Combination Chemotherapy Regimens With or Without Cetuximab in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery For Stage III Colon Cancer
This randomized phase III trial was originally designed to compare three different combination chemotherapy regimens to see how well they work.
- Trial name
- NCT00079274
- Testing
- irinotecan hydrochloride, oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium
- Where
- 894 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,397 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)