Clinical Scorecard: Roswell Park is a Center of Excellence for Colorectal Cancer Surgery

At a Glance

Key Highlights

• Roswell Park is described as a nationally accredited and certified Center of Excellence for colorectal cancer surgery.
• The center reports a high annual volume of procedures for patients with colon and rectal cancer.
• Newly diagnosed patients can undergo radiographic, endoscopic, and physical examination, followed by multidisciplinary review of results.
• The article states that some patients may be able to avoid surgery after assessment and team review.
• The source reports that more than 90% of the center’s cases are performed robotically.

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

• The article describes radiographic, endoscopic, and physical examination to help determine treatment options for newly diagnosed patients.

Management

• The article describes multidisciplinary review of examination results and states that some patients may be able to avoid surgery.
• For patients who completed neoadjuvant therapy and still require surgery, the source says they should be treated by experts who specialize in these procedures.

Monitoring & Follow-up

Risks

• The source states that the minimally invasive robotic approach decreases potential side effects and complications and expedites recovery.

Patient & Prescribing Data

Patients with colon or rectal cancer, including those assessed after neoadjuvant therapy who still require surgery

The article describes multidisciplinary assessment and reports that more than 90% of the center’s cases are performed robotically; it provides no medication or prescribing data.

Clinical Best Practices

• The article describes using radiographic, endoscopic, and physical examination findings to inform treatment-option review.
• The article describes multidisciplinary review of patient results.
• For patients requiring surgery after neoadjuvant therapy, the source says they should be treated by experts specializing in the procedures.

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