Dexmedetomidine during surgery and long-term survival
Treatments studied
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial studies whether adding a medication called dexmedetomidine during cancer surgery can improve long-term survival. It is for older adults having major cancer surgery that lasts at least two hours and who will need a pain pump after the operation.
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Who can take part
- You are 60 years or older.
- You are scheduled for major cancer surgery that will last at least 2 hours under general anesthesia.
- After surgery, you will need a pain pump (patient-controlled intravenous analgesia).
- You are not having surgery for breast cancer or a brain tumor.
- You do not have a very slow heart rate (below 50 beats per minute) or certain heart rhythm problems without a pacemaker.
- You do not have severe liver or kidney disease that requires special treatments.
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