How accurate are medical oncologists’ impressions of management of metastatic colorectal cancer in Australia?

L Au; N Turner; HL Wong; K Field; B Lee; D Boadle; P Cooray; D Karikios; S Kosmider; L Lipton; L Nott; P Parente; J Tie; B Tran; R Wong; D Yip; J Shapiro; P Gibbs

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How accurate are medical oncologists’ impressions of management of metastatic colorectal cancer in Australia?

L Au, N Turner, HL Wong, K Field, B Lee, D Boadle, P Cooray, D Karikios, S Kosmider, L Lipton, L Nott, P Parente, J Tie, B Tran, R Wong, D Yip, J Shapiro, P Gibbs

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology | WILEY | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12671

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Abstract

Aim: Current efforts to understand patient management in clinical practice are largely based on clinician surveys with uncertain reliability. The TRACC (Treatment of Recurrent and Advanced Colorectal Cancer) database is a multisite registry collecting comprehensive treatment and outcome data on consecutive metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients at multiple sites across Australia. This study aims to determine the accuracy of oncologists’ impressions of real-word practice by comparing clinicians’ estimates to data captured by TRACC. Methods: Nineteen medical oncologists from nine hospitals contributing data to TRACC completed a 34-question survey regarding their impression of the managem..

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