Intra-peritoneal Environmental Changes Following Surgery (CRC)

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Tumor Cells and Tumor Markers in Peritoneal Cavity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02102074

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesize that the presence of tumor cells and tumor markers in peritoneal cavity are indicative for peritoneal spread during surgery, and may serve as early markers for systemic and/or intra-peritoneal recurrence of the disease and ultimately improve our understanding of tumor spread and disease recurrence.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• colon and rectal cancer

Exclusion criteria

• none