Survival trends for left and right sided colon cancer using population-based SEER database: A forty-five-year analysis from 1975 to 2019.

Mark B UlanjaKwabena Oppong Asafo-AgyeiVijay NeelamBryce David BeutlerDaniel Antwi-AmoabengSamuel B GovernorGaniyu A RahmanFrancis T DjankpaReginald N UlanjaGrace B NteimTarig MabroukMillicent AmankwahOlatunji B Alese

Published in: Cancer medicine (2024)

LSCC was associated with superior survival compared to right sided tumors. With the adoption of modern chemotherapy regimens, prognosis between LSCC and RSCC became more divergent in favor of LSCC. Colon cancer clinical trials should strongly consider tumor sidedness as an enrollment factor.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
free survival
randomized controlled trial
healthcare
squamous cell carcinoma
emergency department
radiation therapy
phase iii
rectal cancer