Joint modelling of colorectal cancer recurrence and death after resection using multi-state model with cured fraction

Abstract Curing of colorectal cancer (CRC) occurs at the time of resection but it is not immediately observable. If the cancer is not completely eliminated, the patient will not be cured of cancer and will experience recurrence as the tumor has regrown to a detectable size. The main propose of the p...

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Main Authors: Behnaz Alafchi, Ghodratollah Roshanaei, Leili Tapak, Mohammad Abbasi, Hossein Mahjub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79969-6