Experience in conducting the clinical research of gastrointestinal stromal tumor ZHANG Peng,TAO Kai-xiong,WANG Guo-bin. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery,Union Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430022,China
Corresponding author:Tao Kai-xiong,E-mail:kaixiongtao@
hust.edu.cn
Abstract In recent years,the clinical research has made breakthrough progress. While the methods of conducting clinical research are still a challenging issue for physicians. Taking the clinical research related to gastrointestinal stromal tumor as an example,we suggests that clinicians should establish a high-quality database and conduct innovative and practical clinical research based on the diagnosis and treatment in minimally invasive surgery,typical clinical cases,prognostic evaluation system,multidisciplinary cross-fertilization collaboration and other practical clinical problems or hotspots. On the basis of solid single-center preliminary research,clinicians can further lead multicenter research to improve the quality of clinical research.