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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES : DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCERS  [Français]

  1. Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma : a clinical practice guideline, 2006
    [full text - pdf]

  2. The role of Bevacizumab (Avastin™) combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer : a clinical practice guideline, 2005
    [full text - pdf]
    [systematic review - pdf]
    [guideline development, external review, methods, and results - pdf]

  3. Canadian Consensus Conference on Menopause, 2006 update : cancer: chapter 10, revised 2006
    [full text - pdf]
    [patient guides - html]

  4. Clinical management of chronic hepatitis B, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [patient guide - pdf]

  5. Clinical management of chronic hepatitis C, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [patient guide - pdf]

  6. Combined modality radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the non-surgical management of localized carcinoma of the esophagus, revised 2003
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  7. Cross-sectional imaging in colorectal cancer, 2006
    [full text - pdf]

  8. Detection of colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic patients, 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [patient guide - pdf]

  9. First-line chemotherapy for postoperative patients with stage II, III or IV epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  10. Follow-up of patients after curative resection of colorectal cancer, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]

  11. Follow-up of patients with curatively resected colorectal cancer, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  12. Use of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma, revised 2005
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  13. Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec TM) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours : a clinical practice guideline, 2006
    [full text - pdf]
    [systematic review - pdf]
    [guideline development, external review, methods, and results - pdf]

  14. Use of irinotecan (Camptosar®, CPT-11) combined with 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin (5FU/LV) as first-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer, 2003
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  15. Use of irinotecan in the second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  16. Laparoscopic surgery for cancer of the colon : a clinical practice guideline, 2005
    [full text - pdf]
    [systematic review - pdf]
    [guideline development and external review - methods and results - pdf]

  17. Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable esophageal cancer, revised 2005
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  18. Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable gastric cancer, revised 2002 (reviewed 2003)
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  19. The role of octreotide in the management of patients with cancer, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  20. Oral capecitabine (Xeloda TM) in the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer : a clinical practice guideline, revised 2005
    [full text - pdf]
    [systematic review - pdf]
    [guideline development and external review - methods and results - pdf]

  21. The role of Porfimer Sodium (Photofrin TM) in the ablation of high-grade dysplasia associated with Barrett's esophagus, 2006
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  22. The role of Porfimer Sodium (Photofrin TM) in the palliative treatment of esophageal cancer, 2006
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  23. The use of preoperative radiotherapy in the management of patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  24. Use of Raltitrexed (Tomudex) in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer, revised 2001 (reviewed 2005)
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

  25. The Treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer, revised 2004
    [full text - pdf]
    [quick reference - pdf]

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The above CPGs are accessible in full-text online. To view the full list of CPGs on DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCERS, use the Basic Search option:

1. COPY the following search statement: Anus Neoplasms Or Bile Duct Neoplasms Or Colonic Neoplasms Or Colorectal Neoplasms Or Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Or Esophageal Neoplasms Or Gallbladder Neoplasms Or Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Or Liver Neoplasms Or Pancreatic Neoplasms Or Peritoneal Neoplasms Or Rectal Neoplasms Or Stomach Neoplasms OR Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Or Adenomatous Polyps OR Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

2. PASTE the statement into the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) field.

3. Press the SEARCH button to display the results.

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Last updated: 01 April 2008