The main contributor to the upswing of survival in locally advanced colorectal cancer: an analysis of the SEER database.
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ABSTRACT: Background:There is no conclusion about the most important contributor to the upswing of locally advanced colorectal cancer (LACRC) survival. Methods:Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database was extracted to identify colorectal adenocarcinoma cancer patients at stage II and III diagnosed in the two periods 1989-1990 and 2009-2010. The statistical methods included Pearson's chi-squared test, log-rank test, Cox regression model and propensity score matching. Results:The Cox regression model showed that hazard ratio (HR) of non-surgery dropped from 11.529 to 3.469 in right colon cancer (RCC), 5.214 to 2.652 in left colon cancer (LCC) and 3.275 to 3.269 in rectal cancer (RC) from 1989-1990 to 2009-2010. The 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for surgical resection in 2009-2010 were narrower than those in 1989-1990. HR became greater in LACRC without chemotherapy (from 1.337 to 1.779 in RCC, 1.269 to 2.017 in LCC, 1.317 to 1.811 in RC). There was no overlapping about the 95% CI of chemotherapy between the two groups. The progress of surgery was not linked to the improvement of overall survival (OS) of RCC (p?=?0.303) and RC (p?=?0.660). Chemotherapy had a significant association with OS of all colorectal cancer (CRC) patients (p?=?0.017 in RCC; p?=?0.006 in LCC; p?=?0.001 in RC). Conclusions:Advancements in chemotherapy regimen were the main contributor to the upswing of CRC survival. The improvements in surgery had a limited effect on improvements in CRC survival.
SUBMITTER: Li Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6640067 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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