Pre-Treatment Staging Imaging in Rectal Cancer: Results From the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative
Chen RC, Garrett-Mayer E, Kamal AH, Makhoul I, Kozlik MMP, Crist STS, Chiang AC, Force O. Pre-Treatment Staging Imaging in Rectal Cancer: Results From the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative. JCO Oncology Practice 2022, 18: e1367-e1373. PMID: 35353546, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality Oncology Practice InitiativeRectal cancerTime pointsASCO's Quality Oncology Practice InitiativeNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesPelvic magnetic resonance imagingNonmetastatic rectal cancerPre-treatment stagingThird of patientsAssessment time pointsRandom-effects modelMagnetic resonance imagingPractice initiativesSubsequent time pointsQuality improvement effortsInitial therapyInitial stagingAppropriate imagingStaging scansNetwork guidelinesUnique patientsOptimal treatmentCare coordinationN stagingEndorectal ultrasound