Medicine and Health

The COVID-AGICT study: COVID-19 and advanced gastro-intestinal cancer surgical treatment. A multicentric Italian study on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic impact on gastro-intestinal cancers surgical treatment during the 2020. Analysis of perioperative and short-term oncological outcomes

G. Giuliani, F. Guerra, et al.

This Italian multicentric retrospective study examines surgical outcomes for gastrointestinal cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing no significant increase in advanced-stage cancer resections in 2020 compared to 2019, despite a trend in the latter half of the year toward higher rates. Notably, the pandemic has influenced various perioperative and postoperative outcomes, highlighting the evolving landscape of cancer surgery. This research was conducted by a team of experts including Giuseppe Giuliani and Francesco Guerra, among others.