AIM: To assist in the selection of suitable nomograms for obtaining desired predictions in daily clinical practice. METHODS: We conducted electronic searches for journal articles on colorectal cancer (CRC)-associated nomograms using the search terms colon/rectal/colorectal/nomogram. Of 174 articles initially found, we retrieved 28 studies in which a nomogram for CRC was developed. RESULTS: We discuss the currently available CRC-associated nomograms, including those that predict the oncological prognosis, the short-term outcome of treatments, such as surgery or neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, and the future development of CRC. Developing nomograms always presents a dilemma. On the one hand, the desire to cover as wide a patient range as possible tends to produce nomograms that are too complex and yet have C-indexes that are not sufficiently high. Conversely, confining the target patients might impair the clinical applicability of constructed nomograms. CONCLUSION: The information provided in this review should be of use in selecting a nomogram suitable for obtaining desired predictions in daily clinical practice.
AIM: To assist in the selection of suitable nomograms for obtaining desired predictions in daily clinical practice. METHODS: We conducted electronic searches for journal articles on colorectal cancer (CRC)-associated nomograms using the search terms colon/rectal/colorectal/nomogram. Of 174 articles initially found, we retrieved 28 studies in which a nomogram for CRC was developed. RESULTS: We discuss the currently available CRC-associated nomograms, including those that predict the oncological prognosis, the short-term outcome of treatments, such as surgery or neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, and the future development of CRC. Developing nomograms always presents a dilemma. On the one hand, the desire to cover as wide a patient range as possible tends to produce nomograms that are too complex and yet have C-indexes that are not sufficiently high. Conversely, confining the target patients might impair the clinical applicability of constructed nomograms. CONCLUSION: The information provided in this review should be of use in selecting a nomogram suitable for obtaining desired predictions in daily clinical practice.
Authors: Vincenzo Valentini; Ruud G P M van Stiphout; Guido Lammering; Maria Antonietta Gambacorta; Maria Cristina Barba; Marek Bebenek; Franck Bonnetain; Jean-Francois Bosset; Krzysztof Bujko; Luca Cionini; Jean-Pierre Gerard; Claus Rödel; Aldo Sainato; Rolf Sauer; Bruce D Minsky; Laurence Collette; Philippe Lambin Journal: J Clin Oncol Date: 2011-07-11 Impact factor: 44.544
Authors: Luiz F de Campos-Lobato; Luiz F Campos-Lobato; Brian Wells; Elizabeth Wick; Kevin Pronty; Ravi Kiran; Feza Remzi; Jon D Vogel Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2009-09-16 Impact factor: 3.452