Masashi Yahagi1, Koji Okabayashi2, Hirotoshi Hasegawa1, Masashi Tsuruta1, Yuko Kitagawa1. 1. Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 2. Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. okabayashikoji@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Right-sided colon cancers (RCC) and left-sided colon cancers (LCC) are of different embryological origins, and various differences exist between them. However, the survival difference has not been assessed. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the prognostic differences between RCC and LCC. METHODS: Fifteen studies that compared the prognosis of colon cancer according to tumor location were identified. The effects of tumor location on survival outcome were assessed. RESULTS: Patients with RCC had a significantly worse prognosis than did those with LCC in overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.14, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.06-1.22, p < 0.01). Our subgroup analyses demonstrated significant prognostic differences in Western countries (HR = 1.15, 95 % CI 1.08-1.23, p < 0.01), a nationwide database (HR = 1.15, 95 % CI 1.05-1.27, p = 0.01), and a stage-adjusted analysis (HR = 1.14, 95 % CI 1.05-1.24, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that tumor location is associated with prognosis in colorectal cancer patients, and those with RCC have a significantly worse prognosis than those with LCC in terms of OS. RCC should be treated distinctively from LCC, and the establishment of standardized management for colon cancer by tumor location is needed.
BACKGROUND: Right-sided colon cancers (RCC) and left-sided colon cancers (LCC) are of different embryological origins, and various differences exist between them. However, the survival difference has not been assessed. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the prognostic differences between RCC and LCC. METHODS: Fifteen studies that compared the prognosis of colon cancer according to tumor location were identified. The effects of tumor location on survival outcome were assessed. RESULTS:Patients with RCC had a significantly worse prognosis than did those with LCC in overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.14, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.06-1.22, p < 0.01). Our subgroup analyses demonstrated significant prognostic differences in Western countries (HR = 1.15, 95 % CI 1.08-1.23, p < 0.01), a nationwide database (HR = 1.15, 95 % CI 1.05-1.27, p = 0.01), and a stage-adjusted analysis (HR = 1.14, 95 % CI 1.05-1.24, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that tumor location is associated with prognosis in colorectal cancerpatients, and those with RCC have a significantly worse prognosis than those with LCC in terms of OS. RCC should be treated distinctively from LCC, and the establishment of standardized management for colon cancer by tumor location is needed.
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