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Personalizing prognosis in colorectal cancer: A systematic review of the quality and nature of clinical prognostic tools for survival outcomes
Author(s) -
Mahar Alyson L.,
Compton Carolyn,
Halabi Susan,
Hess Kenneth R.,
Weiser Martin R.,
Groome Patti A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.24774
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , oncology , reliability (semiconductor) , intensive care medicine , cancer , medical physics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Integrating diverse types of prognostic information into accurate, individualized estimates of outcome in colorectal cancer is challenging. Significant heterogeneity in colorectal cancer prognostication tool quality exists. Methodology is incompletely or inadequately reported. Evaluations of the internal or external validity of the prognostic model are rarely performed. Prognostication tools are important devices for patient management, but tool reliability is compromised by poor quality. Guidance for future development of prognostication tools in colorectal cancer is needed.