CovidSurg (recruiting): an international cohort study, aiming to assess the outcomes of surgery in patients diagnosed in COVID-19
CovidSurg-Cancer (recruiting): an international cohort study assessing the safety of surgery for all types of cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the pandemic in cancer delay and treatment pathways. https://globalsurg.org/covidsurg/
LaNoReC (Lateral Nodal Recurrence in Rectal Cancer): An international prospective registration study looking at the role of ateral pelvic lymph node dissection for residual abnormal lateral nodes in patients with rectal cancer. dccg.nl/trial/lanorec
mASCARA: Multinational Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Registry and Audit. Longitudinal registry study looking to collect international data on anal SCC or high-grade AIN patients.
SUNRRISE RCT (recruiting): Single Use Negative pRessure dressing for Reduction In Surgical site infection following Emergency laparotomy. This is a randomised controlled trial being run nationally and internationally, and likely to begin recruiting late 2019.
Protocol here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/trials/bctu/trials/coloproctology/SUNRRISE/index.aspx
DAMASCUS (ethics submitted): Diverticular Abscess Management: A Snapshot Collaborative aUdit Study) is an international, prospective study aiming to investigate the variations in the management of patients with diverticular abscess and whether these variations are associated with short term clinical outcomes. Protocol here: www.acpgbi.org.uk/news/damascus-study-in-the-uk/
DoubleCheck: Follow-up to LeakCheck, prospective study looking at modifying intra-operative risk factors to reduce the anastomotic leak rate. Study in design phase.
REACCT (completed): Research in Early Age Colorectal Cancer Trends. Data collected and submitted to the first study. Details here: twitter.com/REACCTcollab
RECON (compleyed): REspiratory ComplicatiOns after abdomiNal Surgery. Exploring the incidence of PPCs following major abdominal and incisional hernia surgery and Secondary establish risk factors for development of PPCs. Info here: https://starsurg.org/recon-project-18-19/
IMAGINE trial (completed): The IIeus MAnaGement INtErnational => Prospective audit of post-operative ileus and risk factors. Recruitment for this study is now complete. http://eurosurg.org/imagine-hub/
GlobalSurg3 study (completed): Quality and outcomes after global cancer surgery: a prospective, international cohort study. Recruitment completed. https://globalsurg.org/projects/cohort-studies/globalsurg-3
Leak Check study (completed): international collaboration with European centres prospectively looking at modifiable risk factors of anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery. Click this link to download the protocol.
PelvEx collaborative. International prospective registry of pelvic exenteration outcomes (extended surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer with removal of surrounding pelvic organs en bloc). We have recruited 60 patients to this registry with data entry ongoing. Further information can be found here: https://www.pelvex.org/
RENO (recruiting): Prospective Study of ‘Watch and Wait’ Strategy in Patients with Rectal Cancer who have Developed a Clinical Complete Response with concurrent Chemo‐radiotherapy: RENO trial (REctal cancer No Operation). Protocol here: https://gicancer.org.au/clinical-trial/reno/#health-professionals
CORSiCA study (completed): COmplete pathologic ReSponse rectal CAncers => Outcomes after complete pathological response to chemoradiation in rectal cancer. International collaboration with the European Society of Surgical Oncology.
Lateral node study consortium: Multi-national collaborative research looking at the impact of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection on outcomes after neoajuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer with abnormal lateral nodes.
SAHMRI collaboration. Significant linkage with the SAHMRI beat bowel cancer research group, with particular focus on supplying tissue and providing clinical context for their organoid work. In particular, we are interested in looking at predicting rectal cancer response to chemoradiation by testing patient cancer tissue in real time and correlating this with clinical outcome. We have ethics approval, and are currently actively helping build the tissue bank. The role of probiotic bacteria in tagging colorectal neoplasia is also an important focus.
CSIRO ongoing collaboration correlating serum biomarkers of colorectal malignancy with clinical and oncological outcomes.
CovidSurg-Cancer (recruiting): an international cohort study assessing the safety of surgery for all types of cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the pandemic in cancer delay and treatment pathways. https://globalsurg.org/covidsurg/
LaNoReC (Lateral Nodal Recurrence in Rectal Cancer): An international prospective registration study looking at the role of ateral pelvic lymph node dissection for residual abnormal lateral nodes in patients with rectal cancer. dccg.nl/trial/lanorec
mASCARA: Multinational Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Registry and Audit. Longitudinal registry study looking to collect international data on anal SCC or high-grade AIN patients.
SUNRRISE RCT (recruiting): Single Use Negative pRessure dressing for Reduction In Surgical site infection following Emergency laparotomy. This is a randomised controlled trial being run nationally and internationally, and likely to begin recruiting late 2019.
Protocol here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/trials/bctu/trials/coloproctology/SUNRRISE/index.aspx
DAMASCUS (ethics submitted): Diverticular Abscess Management: A Snapshot Collaborative aUdit Study) is an international, prospective study aiming to investigate the variations in the management of patients with diverticular abscess and whether these variations are associated with short term clinical outcomes. Protocol here: www.acpgbi.org.uk/news/damascus-study-in-the-uk/
DoubleCheck: Follow-up to LeakCheck, prospective study looking at modifying intra-operative risk factors to reduce the anastomotic leak rate. Study in design phase.
REACCT (completed): Research in Early Age Colorectal Cancer Trends. Data collected and submitted to the first study. Details here: twitter.com/REACCTcollab
RECON (compleyed): REspiratory ComplicatiOns after abdomiNal Surgery. Exploring the incidence of PPCs following major abdominal and incisional hernia surgery and Secondary establish risk factors for development of PPCs. Info here: https://starsurg.org/recon-project-18-19/
IMAGINE trial (completed): The IIeus MAnaGement INtErnational => Prospective audit of post-operative ileus and risk factors. Recruitment for this study is now complete. http://eurosurg.org/imagine-hub/
GlobalSurg3 study (completed): Quality and outcomes after global cancer surgery: a prospective, international cohort study. Recruitment completed. https://globalsurg.org/projects/cohort-studies/globalsurg-3
Leak Check study (completed): international collaboration with European centres prospectively looking at modifiable risk factors of anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery. Click this link to download the protocol.
PelvEx collaborative. International prospective registry of pelvic exenteration outcomes (extended surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer with removal of surrounding pelvic organs en bloc). We have recruited 60 patients to this registry with data entry ongoing. Further information can be found here: https://www.pelvex.org/
RENO (recruiting): Prospective Study of ‘Watch and Wait’ Strategy in Patients with Rectal Cancer who have Developed a Clinical Complete Response with concurrent Chemo‐radiotherapy: RENO trial (REctal cancer No Operation). Protocol here: https://gicancer.org.au/clinical-trial/reno/#health-professionals
CORSiCA study (completed): COmplete pathologic ReSponse rectal CAncers => Outcomes after complete pathological response to chemoradiation in rectal cancer. International collaboration with the European Society of Surgical Oncology.
Lateral node study consortium: Multi-national collaborative research looking at the impact of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection on outcomes after neoajuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer with abnormal lateral nodes.
SAHMRI collaboration. Significant linkage with the SAHMRI beat bowel cancer research group, with particular focus on supplying tissue and providing clinical context for their organoid work. In particular, we are interested in looking at predicting rectal cancer response to chemoradiation by testing patient cancer tissue in real time and correlating this with clinical outcome. We have ethics approval, and are currently actively helping build the tissue bank. The role of probiotic bacteria in tagging colorectal neoplasia is also an important focus.
CSIRO ongoing collaboration correlating serum biomarkers of colorectal malignancy with clinical and oncological outcomes.