EORTC seeks to improve the quality of surgery in cancer research by developing a platform to facilitate standardization of surgical techniques and central monitoring of surgical outcomes. This platform is called SURCARE , a collaborative project with the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) and the Japanese Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG). SURCARE is coordinated by Prof. Serge Evrard (EORTC Board member and ESSO Clinical Research Committee Chair).
Projects
- 1409 CLIMB: evaluates the surgical and long-term outcomes of initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases to establish thresholds for quality of care within Europe.
- 1527 DREAM: evaluates the accuracy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in assessing the sites of disappearing metastasis among patients with complex colorectal liver metastases who respond to systemic therapy and use this imaging biomarker for precise surgical planning.
- 1203 INNOVATION: evaluates the efficacy of the combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab as a perioperative treatment for gastric cancer; a combined surgical and pathology central review is being performed to ensure quality
- 1420 BEST OF: evaluates the efficacy of transoral surgery and intensity modulated radiotherapy for early stage oropharyngeal cancer in improving swallowing function; SURCARE is being utilized to implement quality assurance for the surgical arm to complement the RTQA in the radiotherapy arm.
Publications related to SURCARE are
- The EORTC strategy for quality assurance in surgical clinical research: Assessment of the past and moving towards the future
- From a Comic Opera to Surcare: an Open Letter to whom Clinical Research in Surgery is a Concern
- Collaboration between EORTC and JCOG – how to accelerate global clinical research partnership
Abstracts
- ASCO 2017: 1527 DREAM
- ESSO 2016: 1409, 1203
- World GI Congress 2015
