Risk Without Reward: Differing Patterns of Chemotherapy Use Do Not Improve Outcomes in Stage II Early-Onset Colon Cancer.
Jacob B LearyJunxiao HuAlexis LealS Lindsey DavisSunnie S KimRobert W LentzTyler J FriedrichWhitney HerterWells A MessersmithChristopher H LieuPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2024)
AC was given preferentially in stage II EOCC, even in stage IIA, despite deviation from guidelines. This may expose low-risk patients to unnecessary toxicities and suggests bias toward treating younger patients more aggressively, despite unclear evidence for better outcomes.