Effect of length of time from diagnosis to treatment on colorectal cancer survival: A population-based study
Effect of length of time from diagnosis to treatment on colorectal cancer survival: A population-based study
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10.1371/journal.pone.0210465
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发表时间:
2019-01-14
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3.7
通讯作者:
Tsai, Wen-Chen
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作者:
Lee, Yung-Heng;Kung, Pei-Tseng;Tsai, Wen-Chen
Evidence is limited regarding the effect of diagnosis-to-treatment interval (DTI) on the survival of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. In addition, previous studies on treatment delay and CRC survival have largely grouped patients from all stages (I-IV) into one cohort. Our study provides analysis on each stage individually. We conducted a retrospective cohort study with 39,000 newly diagnosed CRC patients obtained from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database from 2004-2010 to examine the effect of DTIs on overall survival. DTIs were divided into 3 groups: = 151 days (1,252, 3.15%). Risk of death was increased for DTI 31-150 days (hazard ratio 1.51; 95% confidence interval 1.43-1.59) and DTI >= 151 days (1.64; 1.54-1.76) compared to DTI 75, Charlson Comorbidity Index >= 7, other catastrophic illnesses, lack of multidisciplinary team involvement, and treatment in a low volume center. From these results, we advise that the DTI for all CRC patients, regardless of cancer staging, should be 30 days or less.