Red cell distribution width-a potential prognostic indicator for colorectal cancer patients after radical resection in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Red cell distribution width (RDW) can signal poor prognosis in inflammatory medical conditions. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative RDW and colorectal cancer (CRC) in a large cohort of patients.

Methods

A total of 6,224 CRC patients who underwent radical resection at the Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center were evaluated retrospectively. The prognostic significance of RDW for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) was analyzed using Cox proportional hazards models and Kaplan-Meier method. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used based on survival confounding factors.

Results

The mean age of the study participants was 59.5±12.0 years and the study cohort was 44% female. The overall median and m

SUBMITTER: Zhao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502564 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature