A trial looking at surgery alone for people with rectal cancer (SAILOR)

Chief Investigator: Professor Dean Harris, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

Summary

Patients diagnosed with low rectal cancer (<6cm anal verge) requiring surgery will be potentially eligible.
Participants will be randomised to either:

  • Standard care (long course radiotherapy then surgery), or
  • Early surgery alone as the intervention arm

Type of study eg RCT:
Prospective 1:1 randomised feasibility multicentre trial.

 

Contact Details

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SAILORtrial

ISCRTN Number: 02406823; IRAS ID: 16856;