Laparoscopic Surgery for T4 Tumor of the Colon Cancer (LST4C Trial)

The purpose of this study is to compare the short- and long-term survival of laparoscopic surgery and conventional open surgery for T4 colon cancer.


Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Laparoscopic Surgery for T4 Tumor of the Colon Cancer: A Prospective, MultiCenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel Group Clinical Trial (LST4C Trial)
Estimated Enrollment: 957
Actual Study Start Date: October 2016
Estimated Study Completion Date: October 2024
Estimated Primary Completion Date: October 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms:
- Experimental: Laparoscopic surgery for T4 colon cancers
- No Intervention: Conventional open surgery for T4 colon cancers