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ArticleBMC cancer2011

Clinical management of gastric cancer: results of a multicentre survey.

Xiaolong Zhang, Nanjing Li, Wen Wei, Wenxiu Yao, Ke Xie, Jiankun Hu, Lida Shen, Weizheng Ji, You Lu, Feng Wen and 6 more

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Article in BMC cancer, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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16 authors.

Xiaolong ZhangThe Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University; No, 37, Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Nanjing Li
Wen Wei
Wenxiu Yao
Ke Xie
Jiankun Hu
Lida Shen
Weizheng Ji
You Lu
Feng Wen
Yu Jiang
Feng Xu
Hong Feng
Feng Bi
Qiu Li
Western Cooperative Gastrointestinal Oncology Group of China

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice guidelines in oncology-gastric cancer guidelines have been widely used to provide appropriate recommendations for the treatment of patients with gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the adherence of surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists' to the recommended guidelines.

methodsA questionnaire asking the treatment options for gastric cancer cases was sent to 394 Chinese oncology specialists, including surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists working in hospitals joined in The Western Cooperative Gastrointestinal Oncology Group of China. The questionnaire involved a series of clinical scenarios regarding the interpretation of surgery, neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and advanced treatment planning of gastric cancer.

resultsAnalysis of 358 respondents (91%) showed variations between each specialization and from the recommended guidelines in the management approaches to specific clinical scenarios. The majority of specialists admitted that less than 50% of patients received multidisciplinary evaluation before treatment. The participants gave different responses to questions involving adjuvant, neoadjuvant, and advanced settings, compared to the recommended guidelines.

conclusionsThese results highlight the heterogeneity of the treatment of gastric cancer. Surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists are not adhering to the recommended guidelines.

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AdultAgedChinaChi-Square DistributionCombined Modality TherapyFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedOncology Service, HospitalPalliative CarePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Statistics, NonparametricStomach Neoplasms

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