Prognostic Implications of Primary Tumor Resection in Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients.

Heui June Ahn,Ho Suk Oh,Yongchel Ahn,Sang Jin Lee,Hyun Joong Kim,Moon Ho Kim,Dae Woon Eom,Jae Young Kwak,Myoung Sik Han,Jae-Seok Song

Prognostic Implications of Primary Tumor Resection in Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients.

2014

Heui June Ahn
Ho Suk Oh
Yongchel Ahn
Sang Jin Lee
Hyun Joong Kim
Moon Ho Kim
Dae Woon Eom
Jae Young Kwak
Myoung Sik Han
Jae-Seok Song

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors in stage IVB colorectal cancer in elderly patients, focusing on the influence of treatment modalities, including palliative chemotherapy and primary tumor resection.

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Surgery
Modalities
Primary tumor
Medicine
Stage IVB Colorectal Cancer
Chemotherapy
Resection
Text mining
Multivariate analysis
Metastasis
Cohort
Confidence interval
Hazard ratio
Performance status
Carcinoembryonic antigen

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