Repeated centralized multidisciplinary team assessment of resectability, clinical behavior, and outcomes in 1086 Finnish metastatic colorectal cancer patients (RAXO): A nationwide prospective intervention study

• Main Authors: Pia Osterlund (Author), Tapio Salminen, MD (Author), Leena-Maija Soveri, MD (Author), Raija Kallio, MD (Author), Ilmo Kellokumpu, MD (Author), Annamarja Lamminmäki, MD (Author), Päivi Halonen, MD (Author), Raija Ristamäki, MD (Author), Eila Lantto, MD (Author), Aki Uutela, MD (Author), Emerik Osterlund, MD (Author), Ali Ovissi, MD (Author), Arno Nordin, MD (Author), Eetu Heervä, MD (Author), Kaisa Lehtomäki, MD (Author), Jari Räsänen, MD (Author), Maija Murashev, MD (Author), Laura Aroviita, MD (Author), Antti Jekunen, Prof (Author), Reneé Lindvall-Andersson, MD (Author), Paul Nyandoto, MD (Author), Juha Kononen, MD (Author), Anna Lepistö, MD (Author), Tuija Poussa, MSc (Author), Timo Muhonen, MD (Author), Annika Ålgars, MD (Author), Helena Isoniemi, Prof (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Resection of colorectal cancer (CRC) metastases provides good survival but is probably underused in real-world practice. Methods: A prospective Finnish nationwide study enrolled treatable metastatic CRC patients. The intervention was the assessment of resectability upfront and twice duri...