Robot-assisted Approach to Cervical Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorKarolinska Institutet

About this trial

The purpose of the RACC trial is to compare the oncologic outcome defined as recurrence-free survival (RFS) between robot-assisted and open radical hysterectomy for the treatment of early stage cervical cancer.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Histologically confirmed primary adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or adeno-squamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix;

Patients with histologically confirmed stage IB (IB3 excluded) and IIA1, according to the latest revision of the FIGO staging manual

Patients undergoing either a Type B or C radical hysterectomy (Querleu and Morrow classification)

Patients with adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function

Disqualifiers

Any histology other than adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or adeno-squamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix

Tumor size greater than 4 cm

FIGO stage II-IV (except IIA1)

Patients with a history of pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Abdominal radical hysterectomy
  • Robot-assisted radical hysterectomy
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Treatment groups

800 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators