The national polyp study design, methods, and characteristics of patients with newly diagnosed polyps

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 70; no. S3; pp. 1236 - 1245
• Main Authors: Winawer, Sidney J., Zauber, Ann G., O'Brien, Michael J., Gottlieb, Leonard S., Sternberg, Stephen S., Stewart, Edward T., Bond, John H., Schapiro, Melvin, Panish, Joel F., Waye, Jerome D., Kurtz, Robert C., Shike, Moshe, Ho, May Nah
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.1992; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; colorectal adenomas; colorectal polyps; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Medical sciences; National Polyp Study; Colonic disease; Human; Adenomatous polyp; Surveillance; Correlation analysis; Digestive diseases; Evolution; Intestinal disease; Adenoma; Malignant tumor; Polyposis

The National Polyp Study (NPS) is a multicenter prospective randomized trial designed to evaluate follow‐up surveillance strategies in patients who have undergone polypectomy for the control of large bowel cancer. The study design was developed by a joint research committee from American Gastroenter...