The Pathogenesis of Chronic Diarrhoea After Treatment for Cancer in Cecum and the Ascending Colon
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-05-26
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Many patients suffer from chronic diarrhoea after surgical treatment for cancer in the right
side of the colon.
The investigators' main hypothesis is that colon cancer patients with chronic diarrhoea have
a higher risk of bile acid malabsorption compared with colon cancer patients without
diarrhoea.
The investigators also expect that a part of the cases of bile acid malabsorption is caused
by underlying bacterial overgrowth in the small bowel.
The investigators assume that patients with severe bile acid malabsorption have a lower value
of FGF19 in the blood compared to patients with moderate or none bile acid malabsorption.
Furthermore, it is assumed that patients with chronic diarrhoea and documented bile acid
malabsorption after surgical treatment for right-sided colon cancer will get improved bowel
function when treated with a bile acid binder, or antibiotics in case of bacterial
overgrowth.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborators:
Danish Cancer Society GE Healthcare
Treatments:
Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibiotics, Antitubercular Bile Acids and Salts