Transanal total mesorectal excision versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for mid and low rectal cancer (COLOR III): short-term outcomes of an international, multicentre, phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.

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Title: Transanal total mesorectal excision versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for mid and low rectal cancer (COLOR III): short-term outcomes of an international, multicentre, phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.
Authors: Tuynman JB; Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life and Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Electronic address: j.tuynman@amsterdamumc.nl., Yao H; Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Health, Beijing, China., Moolenaar LR; Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life and Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Sietses C; Department of Surgery, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, Netherlands., Hompes R; Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life and Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Aigner F; Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Graz, Graz, Austria; Department of Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Caycedo-Marulanda A; Orlando Health Colon & Rectal Institute, Orlando, FL, USA; Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI), Sudbury, ON, Canada., Chen CC; Department of Colorectal Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan., Deeb M; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Ammerland Klinik, Westerstede, Germany., Doornebosch PG; Department of Surgery, IJsselland Hospital, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands., Feng B; Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Foo CC; Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Fürst A; Department of Surgery, Caritas Clinic St. Josef, Regensburg, Germany., Ito M; Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan., de Lacy FB; Department of General Surgery, Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona, Instituto Quirúrgico Lacy, Barcelona, Spain; Department of General Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Leão P; Department of General Surgery, Braga Hospital, Braga, Portugal., Maykel JA; Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA., Muratore A; Department of General Surgery, E Agnelli Hospital, Pinerolo, Italy., van Oostendorp SE; Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life and Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Park SC; Center for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea., Pędziwiatr M; Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland., Ren M; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China., Seitinger G; Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Graz, Graz, Austria., Stockmann HBAC; Department of Surgery, Spaarne Gasthuis, Hoofddorp, Netherlands., Talsma AK; Department of Surgery, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, Netherlands., Türler A; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Johanniter-Kliniken Bonn GmbH, Bonn, Germany., Tong W; Department of General Surgery, Army Medical Center (Daping Hospital), Army Medical University, Chongqing, China., Wang Q; Department of Gastric and Colorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China., Xu Q; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China., Zhang H; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China., van Waesberghe JTM; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Ali M; Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Twisk JWR; Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Zhang Z; Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Health, Beijing, China., de Lacy AM; Department of General Surgery, Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona, Instituto Quirúrgico Lacy, Barcelona, Spain., Hanna GB; Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK., Bonjer HJ; Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life and Imaging and Biomarkers, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Corporate Authors: COLOR III Study Group
Source: The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology [Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol] 2026 May; Vol. 11 (5), pp. 355-366. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 23.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Equivalence Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Clinical Trial, Phase III; Comparative Study
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier B.V Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101690683 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2468-1253 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol Subsets: MEDLINE
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