Synchronous colorectal liver metastases: focus on the elderly: An Effectiveness Study from Routine Care
Purpose The goal of this study was to analyze the use and the effectiveness of both surgery and different chemotherapies in patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases (CLMs) ≥70 years compared to younger patients. Methods Survival was analyzed in 456 patients (24.3% ≥70 years) treated for...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Langenbeck's archives of surgery 2017-12, Vol.402 (8), p.1223-1232 |
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The goal of this study was to analyze the use and the effectiveness of both surgery and different chemotherapies in patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases (CLMs) ≥70 years compared to younger patients.
Methods
Survival was analyzed in 456 patients (24.3% ≥70 years) treated for CLM in a single center using Kaplan-Meier estimation of overall survival (OS), calculation of relative survival as estimate for disease-specific survival, and a Cox regression model.
Results
Complete surgical resections were achieved more often in patients aged |
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ISSN: | 1435-2443 1435-2451 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00423-017-1611-8 |