Improved survival and reduction in local failure rates after preoperative radiotherapy: evidence for the generalizability of the results of Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial.

Title : Improved survival and reduction in local failure rates after preoperative radiotherapy: evidence for the generalizability of the results of Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial

Source : PubMed
ID : 10203081
Authors : Dahlberg M, Glimelius B, PÃ¥hlman L
Year : 1999
Disease Category : Cancer
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Both
Single-study Generalibility? : Single
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : NHANES_T2D
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : Yes
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : Yes
Trial participants v.s. non-participants (excluded by the trial, or eligible but non-randomized) : Yes
Eligible patients (by applying criteria) vs. ineliglble patients (by applying criteria) : Yes
Real-world data sources : Swedish Cancer Registry
Target Population Data Type Levels : National
Descriptive Statistics : Yes
Test characteristics between two groups? : Yes