Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer is not inferior to open surgery based on 5-year data from the COST Study Group trial.
      Google Scholar   
Citation:
Ann Surg vol 246 (4) 655-62; discussion 662-4
Year:
2007
Type:
Manuscript
Funding:
NCTN
Endpoint:
Primary
Analysis:
Primary
Data Sharing:
No-Data-Sharing
Status:
Presented/Published
Citation Status:
pub
Note:
Methodological:
No
Biospecimen:
No
SDC:
No
Book Volume:
Parents:
485  
Children:
None
Program:
OGC
Primary Committee:
GI
Sec. Committees:
   
Pharmas:
 
Grants:
CA12027, CA21115, CA25224, CA31946, CA32102CA77202, CA65157, U10 CA21661  
Corr. Author:
 
Authors:
                     
Networks:
 
Study
NCCTG-1515
Multiple Studies, or Legacy Studies in Alliance Study:
Phases:
3
Keywords:
Colectomy, Colonic Neoplasms, Disease-Free Survival, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Laparoscopy, Laparotomy, Liver Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Neoplasm Seeding, Prospective Studies, Survival Rate