GI Surgery – Colorectal
RCT: Primary tumor resection plus chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy alone for colorectal cancer patients with asymptomatic, synchronous unresectable metastases
7 Mar, 2021 | 19:23h | UTCOriginal study: No Survival Benefit to Primary Resection Before Chemo in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer – Medscape / Reuters
Primary tumor resection followed by chemotherapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer doesn't improve survival over chemotherapy alone https://t.co/iOYqjaABzi @JCOG_official #crcsm #JCO pic.twitter.com/RCj2OHEehH
— Journal of Clinical Oncology (@JCO_ASCO) March 5, 2021
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Start colorectal cancer screening at 45
5 Mar, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCACG Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021 – The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Related: USPSTF draft statement now recommends starting colorectal cancer screening at 45
RCT: Irrigating acetic acid solution during colonoscopy for the detection of sessile serrated neoplasia
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:16h | UTC
RCT: Laparoscopic anterior resection with or without transanal tube for rectal cancer patients
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:02h | UTCLaparoscopic anterior resection with or without transanal tube for rectal cancer patients – A multicenter randomized controlled trial – The American Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Drains, germs, or steel: Multidisciplinary management of acute colonic diverticulitis
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:17h | UTC
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
M-A: Role of diet in colorectal cancer incidence
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:12h | UTC
RCT: Short-term outcomes of complete mesocolic excision versus D2 dissection in patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy for right colon cancer
16 Feb, 2021 | 01:44h | UTCShort-term outcomes of complete mesocolic excision versus D2 dissection in patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy for right colon cancer (RELARC): a randomised, controlled, phase 3, superiority trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Duration of adjuvant doublet chemotherapy (3 or 6 months) in patients with high-risk stage II colorectal cancer
3 Feb, 2021 | 01:10h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Risk of colorectal cancer and cancer related mortality after detection of low-risk or high-risk adenomas, compared with no adenoma, at index colonoscopy
3 Feb, 2021 | 01:20h | UTCRisk of Colorectal Cancer and Cancer Related Mortality After Detection of Low-risk or High-risk Adenomas, Compared With No Adenoma, at Index Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related studies: Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Removal of Adenomas During Screening Colonoscopies – Gastroenterology AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA
Related guideline: Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology
Cohort study: Aspirin linked to reduced risk of colon cancer if you start it before age 70
26 Jan, 2021 | 00:37h | UTCAspirin Use and Risk of Colorectal Cancer Among Older Adults – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Does aspirin lower colorectal cancer risk in older adults? It depends on when they start – Massachusetts General Hospital AND Aspirin Use Cuts CRC Risk in Those Initiating Use Before Age 70 – Physician’s Weekly
Postsurgical disease recurrence in stage I to III colorectal cancer may be predicted by ctDNA
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:07h | UTCCommentaries: Postsurgical Disease Recurrence in Stage I to III Colorectal Cancer May Be Predicted by ctDNA – The ASCO Post AND Liquid Biopsy Predicts Colon Cancer Relapse Months Before CT – MedPage Today (free registration required)