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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Integrated collaborative care for comorbid major depression in patients with cancer (SMaRT Oncology-2): a multicentre randomised controlled effectiveness trial. Lancet 2014; 384: 1099-1108.

Published: 24th March 2015

Authors: Sharpe M, Walker J, Hansen CH, Martin P, Symeonides S, Gourley C et al. et al.

Conclusion

Five hundred patients with cancer and depression were randomized to standard care or new collaborative depression care. The new treatment improved the response rate from 17 to 62 per cent, P<0.0001.

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