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NCT00003831 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Lymph Node Removal in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
1,023
Enrollment target

NCT00003831: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.

NCT00003831 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. The registered enrollment target is 1,023 participants, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (33% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00003831, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
1,023 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Surgical removal of all lymph nodes in the chest may kill cancer cells that have spread from tumors in the lung. It is not yet known whether complete removal of all lymph nodes in the chest is more effective than removal of selected lymph nodes in treating patients who have stage I or stage II non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of complete removal of all lymph nodes in the chest with that of selected removal of lymph nodes during lung cancer surgery in treating patients who have stage I or stage II non-small cell lung cancer.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE conventional surgery

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,023 participants
Start Date 1999-07
Est. Completion 2011-01
Phase Phase 3

What the finished NCT00003831 record still lists

NCT00003831 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,023 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (33% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which conventional surgery is the first listed.

NCT00003831 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00003831 about?

NCT00003831 is a clinical study titled "Lymph Node Removal in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer". RATIONALE: Surgical removal of all lymph nodes in the chest may kill cancer cells that have spread from tumors in the lung. It is not yet known whether complete removal of all lymph nodes in the chest is more effective than removal of selected lymph nodes in treating patients who have stage I or sta...

What is the current status of trial NCT00003831?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 1,023 participants. The study started on 1999-07. Estimated completion is 2011-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00003831?

The interventions under investigation include: conventional surgery (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00003831?

This trial is sponsored by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, which has 446 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00003831's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,023 288th of 2000 higher than 1,711 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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