Effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival benefit in stage III colon cancer patients stratified by age: a Japanese real-world cohort study

Effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival benefit in stage III colon cancer patients stratified by age: a Japanese real-world cohort study

Abstract Background Adjuvant chemotherapy is relatively underused in older patients with colon cancer in Japan, and its age-specific effects on clinical outcomes remain unclear. This study aimed to assess the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival benefit in stage III colon cancer patients stra...

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Main Authors: Hidetaka Kawamura, Toshitaka Morishima, Akira Sato, Michitaka Honda, Isao Miyashiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Administrative claims
Colonic neoplasms
Health services for the aged
Medical record linkage
Multicenter study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6508-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6508-1

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