Monocentric Retrospective and Prospective Observational Study of Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Monocentric Retrospective and Prospective Observational Study of Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Monocentric retrospective and prospective observational study of patients with colorectal cancer

Monocentric retrospective and prospective observational study of patients with colorectal cancer The study aims to collect all data (pathological, radiological, surgical, molecular, therapeutics, stage of disease, patients' age, laboratory exams) of patients with colorectal neoplasm, at any stage and accessing to IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, with the purpose to analyse patients' outcomes and relating them with the above mentioned features. Moreover, biological samples will be collected at different clinically relevant endpoints to seek potential biomarker useful to a better management of CRC.

Additional biological samples (blood volume collection, approximately 30 mL) will be collected before, during and after treatment at specific timepoints, such as baseline, at disease progression and pre- and post-surgery when applicable.

For the retrospective cohort patients with colorectal cancer accessing to IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele from 2020 to the data of protocol approval will be included (approx. 500 patients). For the prospective cohort approximately 1500 patients will be included.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participant is willing and able to give informed and written consent for the participation in the study
2. Patients affected by colorectal neoplasm (regardless of disease stage)
3. Aged > 18 years
4. Patients in clinical conditions permissive to adhere to the diagnostic-therapeutic program proposed in according to the stage of the disease

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pediatric population
2. Pre-existing conditions or concurrent diagnoses that would preclude the participant's full adherence with or completion of the study
3. Pregnancy