Detection of colon cancer recurrences during follow-up care by general practitioners vs surgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the I CARE study, colon cancer patients were randomly assigned to receive follow-up care from either a general practitioner (GP) or a surgeon. Here, we address a secondary outcome, namely, detection of recurrences and effect on time to detection of transferring care from surgeon to GP.

Methods

Pattern, stage, and treatment of recurrences were described after 3 years. Time to event was defined as date of surgery, until date of recurrence or last follow-up, with death as competing event. Effects on time to recurrence and death were estimated as hazard ratios (HRs) using Cox regression. Restricted mean survival times were estimated.

Results

Of 303 patients, 141 were randomly assigned to the GP and 162 to the surgeon. Patients were male (67%) with a mean age

SUBMITTER: Vos JAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10165489 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature