Colofol - Evaluation of the frequency of a surveillance program
Colofol, participating countries: Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Ireland and Uruguay
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The trial includes bloodtests and CT-scans of the liver and lungs
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Welcome to the Colofol

COLOFOL is the acronym for:

"A pragmatic study to assess the frequency of surveillance tests after curative resection in patients with stage II and II colorectal cancer - a randomized study"

The purpose of the trial is to evaluate the frequency of a surveillance program including blood-tests and CT-scan of the Liver as well as X-ray of the lungs in a prospective randomized setting.

This is a multicenter randomized trial being conducted in Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Ireland, and Uruguay. It has been on its way since 2002 and the first patient will be included in the end of 2005.

The trial has up till now been approved by the Ethical Committees in Denmark, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay, and is registered it the Protocol Registration System at www.clinicaltrials.gov under the ID COLOFOL.

On this website you can find:
  • Study protocol
  • Lay-person protocol
  • Patient-information in Danish, Swedish, Polish, English and Dutch
  • Organisation and names of participating centers
  • Instructions for participating centers
  • Registration of departments
  • Randomisation and data-entry
  • Contact us and questions

Peer Wille-Jørgensen, MD, Dr. Med. Sci., Associate Professor
Chair of the COLOFOL Steering Group