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This prospective multicentre study evaluated the effect of CME on long-term survival in colorectal cancer centres in Germany (RESECTAT trial). The primary hypothesis was that 5-year disease-free survival would be higher after CME than non-CME surgery. A secondary hypothesis was that there would be improved survival of patients with a mesenteric area greater than 15 000\u2005mm2.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Centres were asked to continue their current surgical practices. The surgery was classified as CME if the superior mesenteric vein was dissected; otherwise it was assumed that no CME had been performed. All specimens were shipped to one institution for pathological analysis and documentation. Clinical data were recorded in an established registry for quality assurance. The primary endpoint was 5-year overall survival for stages I\u2013III. Multivariable adjustment for group allocation was planned. Using a primary hypothesis of an increase in disease-free survival from 60 to 70 per cent, a sample size of 662 patients was calculated with a 50 per cent anticipated drop-out rate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 1004 patients from 53 centres were recruited for the final analysis (496 CME, 508 no CME). Most operations (88.4 per cent) were done by an open approach. Anastomotic leak occurred in 3.4 per cent in the CME and 1.8 per cent in the non-CME group. There were slightly more lymph nodes found in CME than non-CME specimens (mean 55.6 and 50.4 respectively). Positive central mesenteric nodes were detected more in non-CME than CME specimens (5.9 versus 4.0 per cent). One-fifth of patients had died at the time of study with recorded recurrences (63, 6.3 per cent), too few to calculate disease-free survival (the original primary outcome), so overall survival (not disease-specific) results are presented. Short-term and overall survival were similar in the CME and non-CME groups. Adjusted Cox regression indicated a possible benefit for overall survival with CME in stage III disease (HR 0.52, 95 per cent c.i. 0.31 to 0.85; P = 0.010) but less so for disease-free survival (HR 0.66; P = 0.068). The secondary outcome (15 000\u2005mm2 mesenteric size) did not influence survival at any stage (removal of more mesentery did not alter survival).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No general benefit of CME could be established. The observation of better overall survival in stage III on unplanned exploratory analysis is of uncertain significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/bjs\/znac379","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,25]],"date-time":"2022-10-25T12:24:07Z","timestamp":1666700647000},"page":"98-105","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":65,"title":["Complete mesocolic excision for right colonic cancer: prospective multicentre study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"110","author":[{"given":"Stefan R","family":"Benz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Klinik f\u00fcr Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Kinderchirurgie Kliniken Boeblingen , Boeblingen , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Inke S","family":"Feder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Pathologie der Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum , Bochum , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saskia","family":"Vollmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Klinik f\u00fcr Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Kinderchirurgie Kliniken Boeblingen , Boeblingen , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Tam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Pathologie der Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum , Bochum , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anke","family":"Reinacher-Schick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"H\u00e4matologie und Onkologie mit Palliativmedizin, Ruhruniversit\u00e4t Bochum , Bochum , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Robin","family":"Denz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Abteilung f\u00fcr medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie der Rur-Universit\u00e4t Bochum, Bochum , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Werner","family":"Hohenberger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chirurgische Universit\u00e4tsklinik Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hans","family":"Lippert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AN-Institut f\u00fcr Qualit\u00e4tssicherung in der operativen Medizin , Magdeburg , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Tannapfel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Pathologie der Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum , Bochum , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ingo","family":"Stricker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Pathologie der Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum , Bochum , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023063011002760800_znac379-B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"364","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1463-1318.2008.01735.x","article-title":"Standardized surgery for colonic cancer: complete mesocolic excision and central ligation\u2014technical notes and outcome","volume":"11","author":"Hohenberger","year":"2009","journal-title":"Colorectal Dis"},{"key":"2023063011002760800_znac379-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1556","DOI":"10.1016\/S1470-2045(19)30485-1","article-title":"5-year outcome after complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer: a population-based cohort study","volume":"20","author":"Bertelsen","year":"2019","journal-title":"Lancet Oncol"},{"key":"2023063011002760800_znac379-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"581","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.10083","article-title":"Copenhagen Complete Mesocolic Excision Study (COMES), Danish Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG). 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