SynthesisWorld journal of surgery2021
Conflicting Guidelines: A Systematic Review on the Proper Interval for Colorectal Cancer Treatment.
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- Optimizing Physical Fitness Before Colorectal Cancer Surgery (CANOPTIPHYS): The Effect of Preoperative Exercise on Pre- and Postoperative Physical Fitness in Older people - A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
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- Preliminary Outcomes of a Digital Remote Care Solution for Colorectal Cancer Patients.Cancers · 2025Article
- Prehabilitation: tertiary prevention matters.The British journal of surgery · 2024Article
- Treatment interval in curative treatment of colon cancer, does it impact (cancer free) survival? A non-inferiority analysis.British journal of cancer · 2024Article
- Prehabilitation for patients with colorectal cancer: a snapshot of current daily practice in Dutch hospitals.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Feasibility of a tele-prehabilitation program in high-risk patients with colon or rectal cancer undergoing elective surgery: a feasibility study.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2022Article
- Feasibility and Efficiency of the BEFORE (Better Exercise and Food, Better Recovery) Prehabilitation Program.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTimely treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC) is a quality indicator in oncological care. However, patients with CRC might benefit more from preoperative optimization rather than rapid treatment initiation. The objectives of this study are (1) to determine the definition of the CRC treatment interval, (2) to study international recommendations regarding this interval and (3) to study whether length of the interval is associated with outcome.
methodsWe performed a systematic search of the literature in June 2020 through MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases, complemented with a web search and a survey among colorectal surgeons worldwide. Full-text papers including subjects with CRC and a description of the treatment interval were included.
resultsDefinition of the treatment interval varies widely in published studies, especially due to different starting points of the interval. Date of diagnosis is often used as start of the interval, determined with date of pathological confirmation. The end of the interval is rather consistently determined with date of initiation of any primary treatment. Recommendations on the timeline of the treatment interval range between and within countries from two weeks between decision to treat and surgery, to treatment within seven weeks after pathological diagnosis. Finally, there is no decisive evidence that a longer treatment interval is associated with worse outcome.
conclusionsThe interval from diagnosis to treatment for CRC treatment could be used for prehabilitation to benefit patient recovery. It may be that this strategy is more beneficial than urgently proceeding with treatment.
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