Tokyo, Oct. 16 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063288) titled 'Prospective Cohort Study to Clarify the clinical benefit of lateral Pelvic Lymph node Dissection in Low Rectal Cancer' on Oct. 15.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR)
Condition:
Condition - Rectal cancer
Classification by malignancy - Malignancy
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To evaluate the clinical benefit of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LLND) and reconsider the optimal patient population and dissection extent in low rectal cancer patients undergoing rectal resection with LLND.
Basic objectives2 ...