Review

. 2022 Aug;18(24):2733-2744.

doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0282. Epub 2022 Jul 6.

The first Middle East and North Africa expert consensus recommendations for the management of advanced colorectal cancer

Hampig R Kourie¹, Fahad Ibnshamsah², Joseph Zouein¹, Nabih Naim¹, Salah Abbasi³, Nasr Allahloubi⁴, Manwar Al-Naqqash⁵, Ashwaq Alolayan⁶, Ahmed Alshehri⁷, Nizar Bitar⁸, Adda Bounedjar⁹, Abdulaziz Al Farsi¹⁰, Humaid El Shamsi^{11

12}, Ramy Ghali¹³, Hassan Jaafar¹⁴, Blaha Larbaoui¹⁵, Mervat Mahrous¹⁶, Hind Mrabti¹⁷, Abdul Razzak Nweir¹⁸, Mohamed Oukkal¹⁹, Kakil Rasul²⁰, Mohsen Razavi²¹, Rim Turfa²², Sami Khatib²³, Ali Shamseddine²⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut.
² Adult Medical Oncology King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, KSA.
³ Al-Khalidi Medical Center, Jordan.
⁴ National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt.
⁵ College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
⁶ The National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, KSA.
⁷ King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, KSA.
⁸ Sahel General Hospital, Lebanon.
⁹ Faculty of Medicine, University of Blida 1, Algeria.
¹⁰ Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
¹¹ Department of Oncology, Burjeel Cancer Institute, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
¹² Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
¹³ Department of Clinical Oncology, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
¹⁴ SKSH, UAE.
¹⁵ Department of Medical Oncology Anti cancer center 'Emir Abdel Kader' Oran, Algeria.
¹⁶ Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA.
¹⁷ Institut National d'oncologie, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
¹⁸ Hama National Hospital, Ministry of Health, Syria.
¹⁹ Department of Medical Oncology, Beni Messous University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria.
²⁰ NCCCR, Qatar.
²¹ Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
²² King Hussein Cancer Center KHCC, Jordan.
²³ Al Khaldi Hospital, Jordan.
²⁴ Hematology-Oncology Division & Naef K Basile Cancer Institute, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 35791837
DOI: 10.2217/fon-2022-0282

Review

The first Middle East and North Africa expert consensus recommendations for the management of advanced colorectal cancer

Hampig R Kourie et al. Future Oncol. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;18(24):2733-2744.

doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0282. Epub 2022 Jul 6.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut.
² Adult Medical Oncology King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, KSA.
³ Al-Khalidi Medical Center, Jordan.
⁴ National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt.
⁵ College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
⁶ The National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, KSA.
⁷ King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, KSA.
⁸ Sahel General Hospital, Lebanon.
⁹ Faculty of Medicine, University of Blida 1, Algeria.
¹⁰ Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
¹¹ Department of Oncology, Burjeel Cancer Institute, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
¹² Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
¹³ Department of Clinical Oncology, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
¹⁴ SKSH, UAE.
¹⁵ Department of Medical Oncology Anti cancer center 'Emir Abdel Kader' Oran, Algeria.
¹⁶ Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA.
¹⁷ Institut National d'oncologie, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
¹⁸ Hama National Hospital, Ministry of Health, Syria.
¹⁹ Department of Medical Oncology, Beni Messous University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria.
²⁰ NCCCR, Qatar.
²¹ Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
²² King Hussein Cancer Center KHCC, Jordan.
²³ Al Khaldi Hospital, Jordan.
²⁴ Hematology-Oncology Division & Naef K Basile Cancer Institute, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 35791837
DOI: 10.2217/fon-2022-0282

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is ranked as the third most prevalent and the second deadliest cancer worldwide. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the number of CRC cases increased over the past decades and will nearly double by 2030. The lack of clear MENA guidelines for the management of patients with CRC represents a step backwards in the fight against this burden. Therefore a panel of 24 MENA experts in the field of gastrointestinal oncology developed, using a Delphi process, the first consensus recommendations for the management of patients with advanced CRC. Forty-seven different statements were formulated in the areas of epidemiology, screening, biomarkers and treatment. These recommendations will guide, standardize and unify the management of this cancer in the MENA region.

Keywords: MENA; clinical practice guidelines; colorectal cancer; consensus.

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