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ArticleCancer medicine2019

Chemotherapy is associated with increased survival from colorectal signet ring cell carcinoma with distant metastasis: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database analysis.

Tao Shi, Mengxi Huang, Dong Han, Xinyi Tang, Yanyan Chen, Zhiping Li, Chao Liu, Dan Xiang, Ting Wang, Yitian Chen and 3 more

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tao ShiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-9825-3983
Mengxi HuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Dong HanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Clinical School of Southern Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Xinyi TangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Yanyan ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Zhiping LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Clinical School of Southern Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Chao LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Dan XiangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Ting WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Yitian ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Rui WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Zengjie LeiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-8961-3214
Xiaoyuan ChuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundColorectal signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is a rare histological subtype of colorectal adenocarcinoma with high metastatic frequency compared to non-SRCC colorectal cancer (NOS). The aim of this study was to analyze prognostic factors of colorectal SRCC with different metastatic sites and evaluate impacts of various therapies for metastatic colorectal SRCC.

methodsPatients with NOS and SRCC were from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database during 2010-2014. χ

resultsAmong the 173 460 patients, 1932 (1.11%) patients had colorectal SRCC. In univariate analysis, older age, male sex, and peritoneum metastasis were associated with higher mortality risk. The peritoneum was both the site with the highest metastatic frequency and the site with the worst prognosis in SRCC. In the COX regression model, peritoneum-metastatic SRCC patients receiving chemotherapy had better survival than patients treated with surgery.

conclusionsOur study analyzed the unique metastatic pattern of colorectal SRCC toward different sites and found that compared to surgery, chemotherapy was associated with better survival for colorectal SRCC patients with distant metastasis, which provided insights for future SRCC patient treatment.

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