Prognosis of oesophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma following surgery and no surgery in a nationwide Swedish cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To assess the recent prognostic trends in oesophageal adenocarcinoma and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing resectional surgery and no such surgery. Additionally, risk factors for death were assessed in each of these patient groups. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:A population-based, nationwide study in Sweden. PARTICIPANTS:All patients diagnosed with oesophageal adenocarcinoma and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Sweden from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 2013, with follow-up until 14 May 2017. OUTCOME MEASURES:Observed and relative (to the background population) 1-year , 3-year and 5-year survivals were analysed using life table method. Multivariable Cox regression provided HR with 95% CI for risk factors of death. RESULTS:Among 3794 patients with oesophageal ade

SUBMITTER: Kauppila JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5950652 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature