Vitamin D during early colon cancer or liver surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial studies whether taking higher-dose vitamin D3 around the time of colon cancer (or colon cancer with resectable liver metastases) surgery improves outcomes. It focuses on safety and possible effects on cancer-related health after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older.
- You have confirmed colon cancer that is either early stage (stage I–III) or has liver metastases that can be removed with surgery.
- You can have the planned surgery as your main treatment, and for early-stage colon cancer you have not had radiation or whole-body (systemic) cancer treatment beforehand.
- For people having liver surgery: your last chemotherapy/radiation must be at least 4 weeks (and bevacizumab at least 6 weeks) before surgery.
- You should not already take high-dose vitamin D (2,000 IU/day or more) in the past year, and you must be able to swallow study pills; you also must not have trouble absorbing medicine due to gut problems.
Quick eligibility check
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