Impact of prior malignancies on outcome of colorectal cancer; revisiting clinical trial eligibility criteria

Impact of prior malignancies on outcome of colorectal cancer; revisiting clinical trial eligibility criteria

Abstract Background Most clinical trials on colorectal cancer (CRC) exclude cases who have history of a prior malignancy. However, no prior research studied this history’s actual impact on the survival of CRC. In the paper, we study the effects of having a malignancy preceding CRC diagnosis on its s...

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Main Authors: Muneer J. Al-Husseini, Anas M. Saad, Hadeer H. Mohamed, Mohamad A. Alkhayat, Mohamad Bassam Sonbol, Omar Abdel-Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Prior malignancy
SEER database
Clinical trials
Eligibility
Survival analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6074-6

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