BJS Open · 2018 · 45 citations · 21 references
MedicineOncologySurgeryGastrointestinal OncologyOncologic SurgerySurgical OncologyColorectal CancerColorectal SurgeryGastrointestinal Cancer SurgerySurgical Oncology PrinciplesTumor Resection TechniquesColon Cancer SurgeryEndoscopic Surgical ResectionRectal Cancer Neoadjuvant TherapyRectal Cancer SurgeryRectal ResectionRecurrent Colorectal CancerRecurrent Metastatic DiseaseTotal Mesorectal Excision
Background: Overall survival from rectal cancer has almost doubled over the last 20 years. Following recommendations in management guidelines plays some part in this, but the extent of discrepancies between them has not been evaluated. Methods: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN, USA), European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO, Europe) and Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR, Japan) guidelines were examined and compared. These were chosen as representative of the countries with the highest incidences of rectal cancer and because no previous collaborations among societies were found.
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ESMO consensus guidelines for the management of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Eric Van Cutsem, Andrés Cervantes, René Adam et al. · Annals of Oncology · 2016 · 3.4K citations · Full text
Rectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
Bengt Glimelius, Emmanuel Tiret, Andrés Cervantes et al. · Annals of Oncology · 2013 · 1.8K citations · Full text