Why do guidelines supersede the conference consensus?: New French recommendations for metastatic colorectal cancer management

Abstract

For 20 years, all French academic cooperative groups of physicians involved in fighting digestive cancers have designed and shared recommendations, which are widely diffused in francophone countries and contribute to a high level of care. The French National guidelines are available free online in French (www.tncd.org), however they were recently published in part in English [ 1 Landi B. Blay J.Y. Bonvalot S. Brasseur M. Coindre J.M. Emile J.F. et al. Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs): French Intergroup Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatments and follow-up (SNFGE, FFCD, GERCOR, UNICANCER, SFCD, SFED, SFRO). Dig Liver Dis. 2019; 51: 1223-1231 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (36) Google Scholar , 2 Phelip J.M. Tougeron D. Léonard D. Benhaim L. Desolneux G. Dupré A. et al. Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): French intergroup clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatments and follow-up (SNFGE, FFCD, GERCOR, UNICANCER, SFCD, SFED, SFRO, SFR). Dig Liver Dis. 2019; 51: 1357-1363 Scopus (65) Google Scholar , 3 Neuzillet C. Gaujoux S. Williet N. Bachet J.B. Bauguion L. Colson Durand L. et al. Pancreatic cancer: French clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (SNFGE, FFCD, GERCOR, UNICANCER, SFCD, SFED, SFRO, ACHBT, AFC). Dig Liver Dis. 2018; 50: 1257-1271 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (82) Google Scholar , 4 Zaanan A. Bouché O. Benhaim L. Buecher B. Chapelle N. Dubreuil O. et al. Gastric cancer: French intergroup clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatments and follow-up (SNFGE, FFCD, GERCOR, UNICANCER, SFCD, SFED, SFRO. Dig Liver Dis. 2018; 50: 768-779 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (56) Google Scholar , 5 Matysiak-Budnik T. Fabiani B. Hennequin C. Thieblemont C. Malamut G. Cadiot G. et al. Gastrointestinal lymphomas: French intergroup clinical practice recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (SNFGE, FFCD, GERCOR, UNICANCER, SFCD, SFED, SFRO, SFH). Dig Liver Dis. 2018; 50: 124-131 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (19) Google Scholar , 6 Locher C. Batumona B. Afchain P. Carrère N. Samalin E. Cellier C. et al. Small bowel adenocarcinoma: French intergroup clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatments and follow-up (SNFGE, FFCD, GERCOR, UNICANCER, SFCD, SFED, SFRO). Dig Liver Dis. 2018; 50: 15-19 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (42) Google Scholar ] and are regularly updated. They are the result of a consensus between gastroenterologists, oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, radiotherapists, pharmacists, nuclear medicine specialists and pathologists.