The long-term survival characteristics of a cohort of colorectal cancer patients and baseline variables associated with survival outcomes with or without time-varying effects

The long-term survival characteristics of a cohort of colorectal cancer patients and baseline variables associated with survival outcomes with or without time-varying effects

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. In this study, we assessed the long-term survival characteristics and prognostic associations and potential time-varying effects of clinico-demographic variables and two molecular markers (microsatellite instability...

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Main Authors: Yajun Yu, Megan Carey, William Pollett, Jane Green, Elizabeth Dicks, Patrick Parfrey, Yildiz E. Yilmaz, Sevtap Savas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
BRAF Val600Glu mutation
Colorectal cancer
Cox model with time-varying effects
Early outcome markers
Late outcome markers
Long-term follow-up
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1379-5

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