ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2017
Overall Survival of Elderly Patients Having Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Comparable to Younger Patients: Results from a South Asian Population.
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- Outcomes of Older Patients with Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases Cancer (CRLM): Single Center Experience.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
- Predictors of colorectal cancer survival using cox regression and random survival forests models based on gene expression data.PloS one · 2021Article
- Utilisation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy and 5-Year Survival Analysis of Prospectively Recorded Cohort Data for Older Adults Versus Younger Adults with Resected Primary Colon Cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2020Article
- Early-onset colorectal cancer in young individuals.Molecular oncology · 2019Review
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Abstract
introductionThere has been a continuous debate on whether elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) fair worse. The aim of this study is to assess the thirty-day mortality (TDM) and overall survival (OS) of elderly patients undergoing surgery for CRC.
methodOS between two groups (≥70 versus <70 years) having surgery for CRC was analyzed. Demographics, tumour characteristics, and serological markers were considered as independent factors. Multivariable analysis was done using the Cox proportional hazard model. We also compared overall survival in the elderly versus those <60 and <50 years.
results477 patients, 160 elderly (55% male; median age 75, range 70-89) and 317 younger patients (49% male; median age 55, range 16 to 69), were studied. Overall survival in CRC patients ≥70 is comparable to <70 (
conclusionOS in elderly CRC patients having surgery is not worse compared to <70 and <60 years although the TDM was higher. Postoperative cardiac complications significantly affected OS in those ≥70 compared to those <50 years. Chronological age alone should not negatively influence surgical decision-making in the elderly.
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