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ArticleIranian journal of medical sciences2020

Prognostic Factors Affecting Short- and Long-Term Recurrence-Free Survival of Patients with Rectal Cancer using Cure Models: A Cohort Study.

Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Abbas Rezaianzadeh, Salar Rahimikazerooni, Leila Ghahramani, Alimohammad Bananzadeh

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Seyed Vahid HosseiniColorectal Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Abbas RezaianzadehColorectal Research Center, Department of Epidemiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Salar RahimikazerooniColorectal Research center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Leila GhahramaniColorectal Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Alimohammad BananzadehColorectal Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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backgroundUnderstanding the prognostic factors affecting the recurrence-free survival (RFS) of patients with rectal cancer (RC) is the mainstay of care. The present study aimed to identify factors affecting both short- and long-term RFS of patients with RC using semiparametric mixture cure models.

methodsThe data were obtained from the database of the Colorectal Research Center of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, which was collected during 2007-2017. To determine the factors affecting recurrence, cure models were applied to short-term and long-term RFS of patients with RC separately. The cure rate was calculated using the smcure package in R 3.5.1 (2018-07-02) software. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

resultsOut of the 376 eligible patients with RC, 75.8% of men and 74.5% of women were long-term survivors. The mean age of the patients was 57.0±13.8 years. Lymph node ratio (LNR)≤0.2 increased the probability of short-term RFS. The prominent factors affecting long-term RFS were body mass index (BMI)<25 kg/m

conclusionThe results showed that factors affecting short-term RFS might be different from long-term RFS. A lower BMI was related to a poorer prognosis in patients with RC. Early diagnosis leads to a lower TNM stage and could increase the probability of long-term RFS.

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