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Review
. 2022 Nov 2;14(21):5408.
doi: 10.3390/cancers14215408.

Real-World Study: A Powerful Tool for Malignant Tumor Research in General Surgery

Liang Zhang  1   2 , He Li  3 , TianFu Wang  1   2 , RuiXin Wang  1   2 , Long Cheng  1   2 , Gang Wang  1   2
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Real-World Study: A Powerful Tool for Malignant Tumor Research in General Surgery

Liang Zhang et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Real-world study (RWS) is a method to draw conclusions by collecting and analyzing real-world data under a real clinical background. Compared with traditional randomized controlled trials (RCTs), RWSs are favored by clinicians because of their low cost and good extrapolation. In recent years, RWS has made remarkable achievements in the field of general surgery, especially in the drug treatment of advanced malignant tumors. Therefore, to further understand the main contents of the existing RWS and the application prospect of RWS in the future, this paper systematically reviews the clinical application of RWS in malignant tumors in general surgery in the past three years.

Keywords: general surgery; malignant tumor; real-world study; treatment.

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