High hospital research participation and improved colorectal cancer survival outcomes: a population-based study.
Amy DowningEva J A MorrisNeil CorriganDavid Sebag-MontefiorePaul J FinanJames D ThomasMichael ChapmanRussell HamiltonHelen CampbellDavid CameronRichard KaplanMahesh ParmarRichard StephensMatt SeymourWalter GregoryPeter SelbyPublished in: Gut (2016)
There is a strong independent association between survival and participation in interventional clinical studies for all patients with CRC treated in the hospital study participants. Improvement precedes and increases with the level and years of sustained participation.