Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on long-term overall survival in patients with high-risk stage II colon cancer: a nationwide cohort study.

Victoria RosbergMikkel JessenCamilla QvortrupHenry George SmithPeter-Martin Krarup

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2023)

5-year overall survival was significantly higher in patients with high-risk stage II colon cancer treated with adjuvant chemotherapy compared with no chemotherapy. Adjuvant treatment was given to less than half of the patients who were eligible for it.

Keyphrases

free survival
early stage
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
newly diagnosed
chemotherapy induced