Laparoscopic <i>versus</i> open surgery for rectal cancer: individual patient data meta-analysis of the ALaCaRT and Z6051 randomized trials

Kilian G M Brown, Andrew R L Stevenson, Michael J Solomon, James Murray, Kate Wilson, Val Gebski, James Fleshman, Qian Shi, Thomas E Read, John Simes

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DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag119
Published: 2026-07-03
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@article{allodium:10.1093/bjsopen/zrag119,
  title = {Laparoscopic
                    <i>versus</i>
                    open surgery for rectal cancer: individual patient data meta-analysis of the ALaCaRT and Z6051 randomized trials},
  author = {Kilian G M Brown and Andrew R L Stevenson and Michael J Solomon and James Murray and Kate Wilson and Val Gebski and James Fleshman and Qian Shi and Thomas E Read and John Simes},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BJS Open},
  doi = {10.1093/bjsopen/zrag119},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrag119}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Laparoscopic
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AU  - Kilian G M Brown
AU  - Andrew R L Stevenson
AU  - Michael J Solomon
AU  - James Murray
AU  - Kate Wilson
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AU  - James Fleshman
AU  - Qian Shi
AU  - Thomas E Read
AU  - John Simes
PY  - 2026
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Brown, K. G. M., Stevenson, A. R. L., Solomon, M. J., Murray, J., Wilson, K., Gebski, V., Fleshman, J., Shi, Q., Read, T. E., & Simes, J. (2026). Laparoscopic <i>versus</i> open surgery for rectal cancer: individual patient data meta-analysis of the ALaCaRT and Z6051 randomized trials. BJS Open. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrag119

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