# Endoscopic Therapy Or Surgery for Early Colon Cancer

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## TL;DR

A phase 3 trial in colorectal cancer, run by Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs, now recruiting.

## Summary

Endoscopic Therapy Or Surgery for Early Colon Cancer is a phase 3, randomised interventional study registered as NCT06940947 by Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs, with a registry enrolment figure of 434 participants, started 2025-08-25 and due to reach its primary completion in 2033-09-01. Interventions recorded: eFTR; Surgery. Conditions listed: Colon Cancer. Primary outcome: Rate of severe adverse events, re-admissions and deaths within 30 days; Rate of cancer recurrence or CRC death after three years. Colorectal eligibility wording from the registry: "* Newly diagnosed biopsy-confirmed colon cancer (adenocarcinoma) with macroscopic suspicion of submucosal invasion considered removable by EFTR as deemed by the local multidisciplinary team (MDT) at the participating center". Sites: Poland. No results are recorded here; the registry entry is the source.

## Fields

- Kind: Trial
- Status: recruiting
- Last checked: 2026-09-24
- Also known as: ETHOS
- Tags: ctgov-ingest; colorectal-deep-dive
- Registry id: NCT06940947
- Phase: 3
- Setting: Endoscopic THerapy Or Surgery for Early Colon Cancer (ETHOS)
- Sponsor: Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs
- Enrolled: 434

## Sources

- ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06940947: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06940947

## Connected records

- cancers: [Colon cancer (adenocarcinoma of the colon)](https://onco.cc/cancers/colon-cancer/)
- terms: [Colorectal cancer trials open today (registry snapshot)](https://onco.cc/terms/colorectal-trials-open-today/)

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