Nonoperative management protocol for locally advanced rectal cancer.
Erin Diane KennedySelina SchmockerCarl James BrownSender LibermanNancy N BaxterSebastien DroletKaterina NeumannMarko SimunovicCarole RichardChristine Brezden-MasleyKartik JhaveriNeil KopekRichard KirschPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2024)
The results will be highly clinically relevant, as it is expected that nonoperative management will be safe and lead to widespread adoption of nonoperative management in Canada. This change in practice has the potential to decrease the number of patients requiring surgery and the costs associated with surgery and long-term surgical morbidity.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- rectal cancer
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery bypass
- healthcare
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- locally advanced
- radiation therapy
- risk assessment
- patient reported outcomes
- quality improvement