• Adjuvant mFOLFOXIRI after curative-intent resection of oligometastatic colorectal cancer: phase II FANTASTIC trial.

  Small nonrandomized phase II trial

  RESEARCHBJS Open·Nov 1, 2026Clinical trial
• Estimating the clinical benefit of metastases resection in liver-limited metastatic colorectal cancer: an IPD-based pooled analysis of nine randomized trials.

  Pooled trial data; surgery itself was not randomized

  RESEARCHESMO Open·Nov 2, 2026Evidence update
• Synthetic Platelets Aim for Human Testing in 2027

  Perspective; preclinical technology, not established human benefit

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
• Autonomous Bowel Suturing Still Has a Long Clinical Road

  Narrative review; autonomy remains largely preclinical

  RESEARCHJ Surg Res·Nov 2, 2026New technology
• What Aviation Taught Me About Becoming a Better Surgeon

  Personal viewpoint

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
  ACS BulletinRead the original article at the source.
• Making sense of TILs: recommendations for morphological assessment of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorectal carcinoma: a report on behalf of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group.

  Review

  RESEARCHHistopathology·Nov 3, 2026Guideline-related
• Long-term outcomes of colorectal cancer after indocyanine green fluorescence-guided laparoscopic radical resection: a retrospective cohort study.

  Retrospective matched cohort; association, not causation

  RESEARCHSurg Endosc·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Challenging the Status Quo Can Help Protect Patients

  ACS report of a surgeon’s perspective

  NEWSAmerican College of Surgeons·Oct 27, 2026Worth a read
• Request for Information: Nationwide Implementation of Prehospital Blood Transfusion

  Request for information; comments due November 5, 2026

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Oct 6, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medical Devices; Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Classification of the Cooperative Powered Surgical Assist Device for ENT Surgery

  Final device-classification order

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Sep 10, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Advocacy Training Prepares Surgeons to Influence Policy and Health

  Viewpoint; program description

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Worth a read
• A patient-derived organ-on-a-chip platform for predicting chemotherapy response in locally advanced colorectal cancer.

  Preliminary laboratory platform with small clinical follow-up

  RESEARCHBioeng Transl Med·Nov 2, 2026
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jul 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jul 7, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jan 30, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Aug 4, 2026· Rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 14, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
  Proposed rule · United States

  Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  Official US document. Check its status and effective date.
• Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Oct 20, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Circulating Tumor DNA and Cell-Free DNA as Candidate Biomarkers After Image-Guided Locoregional Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Vasc Interv Radiol·Nov 2, 2026Evidence update
• Exploring the Learning Curve of Intracorporeal Anastomosis in Minimally Invasive Right and Extended Right Colectomy: A Systematic Review.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHANZ J Surg·Nov 2, 2026Evidence update
• Sex and Menopausal Status Do Not Independently Predict Survival in Colorectal Liver Metastases.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAm Surg·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Local Therapy of Metastases in Colorectal Cancer: Utilization and Survival in a Nationwide Population.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJCO Oncol Pract·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Medicare Program; CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis (AKI) Payment, and ESRD Quality Incentive Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 26, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 16, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch

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