A Randomized Controlled Trial of Robotic Versus Open Surgery for Early Stage Cervical Cancer (ROCC)

This is a multi-center, open-label, randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial with the hypothesis that robotically assisted hysterectomy with tumor containment prior to colpotomy is non-inferior to abdominal hysterectomy with respect to disease free survival. At the commencement of surgery, a thorough inspection of all peritoneal surfaces should be performed. The location of any suspected metastatic disease should be documented in the operative report and a biopsy should be performed to confirm the diagnosis. If intraperitoneal disease is detected, the radical hysterectomy should be abandone…