Paper of the Month
For the interest and benefit of ESCP members, the Research Committee are going to write a monthly short report on a significant colorectal article that has been published in the last six months.
These summaries should provide an informative read on significant developments that have the potential to help patients. We would welcome your suggestions regarding articles and also your ideas on how this initiative may be developed.
31 July 2026
July's Paper of the Month sought to determine whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves disease-free survival compared with upfront surgery in patients with locally advanced colon cancer.25 June 2026
June’s Paper of the Month examines whether intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence angiography reduces anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery.29 May 2026
May's Paper of the Month asked what is the efficacy of tumour debulking added to standard first-line palliative chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with multiorgan metastatic colorectal cancer.6 April 2026
This month's paper looks at standardising the pathological reporting of pelvic exenterations - complex operations associated with significant morbidity and resource implications.10 March 2026
March's Paper of the Month compares the three-year locoregional recurrence rates of middle and low rectal cancer in patients who underwent robotic surgery vs conventional laparoscopic surgery.Page 1 of 16