Tumors of the colon and rectum

ORCHESTRA (Principal Investigator: prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
A randomized multicenter clinical trial for patients with multi-ORgan, Colorectal cancer metastases comparing the combination of cHEmotherapy and maximal tumor debulking versuS chemoTheRapy Alone: ORCHESTRA.

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CAIRO 4 (Principal Investigator: prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
The role of surgery of the primary tumour with few or -absent symptoms in patients with synchronous unresectable metastases of colon cancer,a randomized phase III study.

COLONUT (Principal Investigator: Dr. M.A.E van Bokhorst- de van der Schueren and Prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
The effect of individualized nutritional counselling on muscle mass and treatment outcome in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy. 

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IMPACT CRC (Principal Investigator: prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
Image guided treatment optimalization with cetuximab for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: IMPACT - CRC.

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Corsica (Principal Investigator: prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
A fase I study of SGI-110 Combined with irinotecan followed by a Randomized phase II study of SGI-110 combined with irinotecan versus regorafenib in previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer patients.

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METRIC study (Co-Investigator: prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
MEchanisms of TRaining In patients with Cancer (METRIC) study.  

CAIRO 5  (Principal Investigator: prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
Treatment strategies in colorectal cancer patients with initially unresectable liver-only metastases: CAIRO5, a randomised phase 3 study of the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG).

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GemDoc (Principal Investigator: prof. dr. H.M.W. Verheul)
A multi-institutional open label, trial evaluating the efficacy of Gemcitabine and Docetaxel in patients with relapsed or refractory metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma with methylated CHFR and/or microsatellite instability phenotype.

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TESAR trial (Principal Investigator: dr. J. Tuynman)
Rectal preserving treatment for early rectal cancer. A multicentred randomized trial of radical surgery versus adjuvant chemoradiotherapy after local excision for early rectal cancer.

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PremAb-DOSE TRIAL (Principal Investigator: dr. M. van Egmond and dr. J. van der Vliet)
Pre-operative Administration of Anti-EFGR Monoclonal Antibodies (Cetuximab) for the Eradication of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients Undergoing Curative Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases; a dose finding study.

CAIRO 6 (Principal Investigator: dr. J. Tuynman)
Peri-operative systemic therapy and surgery versus surgery alone for resectable colorectal peritoneal metastases: the multicentre, phase II-III, randomised CAIRO 6 study.

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