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Brief Title: Effectiveness Study of Resection of Primary Tumor in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Patients
Official Title: Palliative Resection of Asymptomatic Primary Tumor Following Effective Induction Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer Patients With Unresectable Distant Metastasis: a Multi-center, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study
Study ID: NCT02149784
Brief Summary: There is still no perfect treatment suggestion for patients with asymptomatic colorectal cancer with unresectable metastatic disease. Whether patients can benefit from palliative resection of primary tumor or not is still waiting for answer. The investigators hypothesis that asymptomatic metastatic colorectal cancer patients who respond to chemotherapy will benefit from primary tumor resection.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Name: Gong Chen, Prof.
Affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Zhi-zhong Pan, Prof.
Affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Name: De-Sen Wan, Prof.
Affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR