ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2022
The impact of multidisciplinary team decision-making in locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer.
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- Perioperative Expectations of Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer: A Systematic Review.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Tele-Expert Consultation for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Evaluation of the CONNECT-LR System.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Observational
- Impact of socioeconomic status on patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Article
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- Cryoablation as an organ-preserving therapy for low rectal cancer a comprehensive protocol and institutional perspective.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Multimodal Preoperative Management of Rectal Cancer: A Review of the Existing Guidelines.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Survivorship issues in long-term survivors of locally recurrent rectal cancer: A qualitative study.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Do Surgical Oncology Multidisciplinary Team Meetings Make a Difference?Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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- Clinical analysis of decision implementation by a multidisciplinary team in cervical cancer cases in Ganzhou, China.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionAppropriate patient selection within the context of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) is key to good clinical outcomes. The current evidence base for factors that guide the decision-making process in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) and locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) is limited to anatomical factors.
methodsA registry-based, prospective cohort study was undertaken of patients referred to our specialist MDT between 2015 and 2019. Data were collected on patients and disease characteristics including performance status, Charlson Comorbidity Index, the English Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles and MDT treatment decision. Curative treatment was defined as neoadjuvant treatment and surgical resection that would achieve a R0 resection, and/or complete treatment of distant metastatic disease. Palliative treatment was defined as non-surgical treatment.
resultsIn total, 325 patients were identified; 72.7% of patients with LARC and 63.6% of patients with LRRC were offered treatment with curative intent (
conclusionsOur study identifies a number of preoperative, prognostic factors that affect MDT decision-making and overall survival.
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