German-funded Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The G-LACC trial is a prospective, interventional, multicenter, open-label, randomized and controlled non-inferiority operative trial. The main goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the non-inferiority of minimally invasive radical hysterectomy in contrast to abdominal radical hysterectomy in patients with early-stage cervical cancer. In the case of SHAPE criteria, surgery may also be performed as minimally invasive or abdominal simple hysterectomy. The primary criterion for assessment is disease-free survival (DFS). As secondary outcomes, overall survival (OS), disease recurrence, quality of life, intra-/postoperative complications, and serious adverse events are recorded for assessment.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed primary adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix 2. Patients with FIGO stage IA2, IB1, or IB2 disease (\<4 cm) 3. Patients undergoing radical hysterectomy according either to Type II or III (Piver Classification) or to Type B or C (Querleu and Morrow classification) OR Simple hysterectomy can be considered for patients with low-risk early-stage cervical cancer (SHAPE criteria: tumor \< 2cm, \< 10 mm depth of stromal invasion (LEEP/cone). Simple hysterectomy has to be performed as extrafascial hysterectomy and the preparation of a max. 5mm vaginal cuff is required to ensure negative margins. 4. Performance status of ECOG 0-1 5. Patient must be suitable candidates for surgery with preoperative MRI and available for assessment of serious adverse events up to one year post-surgery 6. Patients who have signed an approved Informed Consent 7. Patients with a prior malignancy only if \> 5 years prev