Adherence to guidelines at the patient- and hospital-levels is associated with improved overall survival in patients with gastric cancer.

Sarah R KaslowZhongyang MaLeena HaniKatherine Prendergast Gerardo A Vitiello Ann Y Lee Russell S Berman Judith D Goldberg Camilo Correa-Gallego

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)

Guideline-adherent treatment was strongly associated with longer median OS. Guideline adherence should be used as a benchmark for focused quality improvement for physicians taking care of patients with gastric cancer and institutions at large.

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