Plain-English translation of NCT02869503 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Read our Colorectal Neoplasms research guide →This is a database study that gathers medical information from people diagnosed with colorectal cancer at Institut Paoli-Calmettes, a cancer center in France. Researchers will collect and securely store health records, test results, and treatment information from colorectal cancer patients to build a large library of data. This information will help doctors and scientists learn more about colorectal cancer and develop better ways to treat it in the future.
Colorectal cancer affects thousands of people every year, and doctors need better ways to understand which patients respond best to different treatments and how to improve outcomes. By gathering information from many patients in one database, researchers can spot patterns and trends that might not be visible from individual cases alone.
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Your participation mainly involves allowing the research team to access and store your medical records and information about your colorectal cancer diagnosis and treatment. This is not an interventional study where you would take a new medication or undergo a special procedure — instead, the researchers use existing information from your care at the hospital. Your records will be kept confidential and used only for research purposes to help improve colorectal cancer treatment for future patients.
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France
Enrollment target
~22,000 participants
Started
January 2001
Primary completion
January 2030
Age range
18 Years – 95 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in August 2016.
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Central contact
Dominique Genre, MD
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
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