Follow-Up Care With or Without CEA Assessments in Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Stage II or Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2009
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as ultrasound, x-ray, colonoscopy, CT scan, and CEA assessment, may help monitor a patient\'s response to surgery. It is not yet known which follow-up regimen is more effective in patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing two types of follow-up care with or without CEA assessments to see how well they work in patients who have undergone surgery for stage II or stage III colorectal cancer.
Epistemonikos ID: bfd3001f12d423c8f30ac7800dcf60b1204db101
First added on: May 05, 2024