Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:39 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:39 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00044967
Eligibility Criteria:
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* Diagnosis of stage I-III adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
* Must have undergone an initial curative resection within the past year
* No colon or rectal cancer resection that does not allow for definitive T or N staging
* No initial post-surgical surveillance colonoscopy prior to study entry
* Must have a pathology specimen, with representative normal and tumor tissues, available for submission to the ACOSOG Central Specimen Bank prior to study entry
* No personal or family history of familial adenomatous polyposis
* No recurrent colorectal cancer
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
* 18 to 49 at first diagnosis
Other
* Must be willing to provide a family cancer history to the study team and continue with follow-up colonoscopic surveillance
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except completely resected cervical cancer or nonmelanoma skin cancer
* No evidence of recurrence of other prior malignancy
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Radiotherapy
* No prior pelvic radiotherapy for rectal cancer
* No concurrent preoperative pelvic radiotherapy for rectal cancer
Surgery
* See Disease Characteristics
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
49 Years
Study:
NCT00044967
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00044967