Ultrasound and light imaging during rectal cancer surgery
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests a newer kind of imaging (ultrasound plus light-based measurements) to help doctors tell rectal cancer apart from other tissue during surgery. You may be able to take part if you’re having surgery for rectal cancer and the tumor is close enough to the anus.
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Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older
- Have rectal cancer and be scheduled for surgical removal (resection)
- Be able to understand the study and sign consent
- For the in-surgery imaging part: the lesion is within 15 cm of the anus
- You can’t join if doctors must take the surgical specimen for immediate frozen-section testing
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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