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Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Total Mesorectum Excision With Left Colic Artery Preservation for the Treatment of Rectal Cancer

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Total Mesorectum Excision With Left Colic Artery Preservation for the Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Investigate the Effects of Total Mesorectum Excision With Left Colic Artery Preservation for the Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Study ID: NCT03724591

Conditions

Rectal Cancer

Study Description

Brief Summary: A randomized controlled clinical trial to compare the short and long term outcomes of left colic artery preservation for the treatment of Rectal Cancer

Detailed Description: Rectal cancer is one of most frequently diagnosed cancers and one of the leading causes of cancer death around the world. Surgery remains the main treatment for rectal cancer. Anastomosis leakage (AL) is an unresolved, devastating and lethal complication after rectal cancer surgery and remains to be a serious difficulty for surgeons despite its causes, preventions and treatments having been extensively studied. To achieve a radical dissection of lymph nodes, it is necessary to remove the central lymph nodes at the root of inferior mesenteric artery(IMA) trunk.From the perspectives of lymph nodes dissection and tension-free anastomosis, it is preferred to perform a high ligation of IMA. However, there is still a controversy whether IMA should be high ligated or not. The argument mainly focuses on whether this performance will compromise the blood perfusion of the proximal limb of the anastomosis leading to the occurrence of AL. Some studies suggested that a high ligation did not increase the rate of AL. There are still many surgeons prefer the transection of IMA distal to the left colic artery(LCA) with the intention to preserve a good blood supply of the left colon after the performance of lymph node dissection around IMA. Some studies suggests that the preservation of LCA in anterior resection for mid and low rectal cancer is associated with lower rates of AL. Further investigations are needed to resolve the controversy. In this study, eligible patients will be randomly allocated to receive total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer either by a high ligation of IMA without preservation of left colic artery or a low ligation of IMA with preservation of left colic artery. Postoperative complications, including anastomosis leakage, anastomosis bleeding, will be recorded. Patients will be followed up every 3 months for 2 year, every 6 months for 3 years postoperatively to study the long term effects.

Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

Locations

Contact Details

Name: Yueming Sun, PhD

Affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

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