Journal article
Reasons for Delay in Time to Initiation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
Abstract
PURPOSE: Adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) improves survival among patients with colon cancer (CC). Two meta-analyses have demonstrated a decrease in survival with increasing time to AC (TTAC). Here, we examine the predominant factors leading to delay in TTAC.
METHODS: Individual medical records of 580 patients with CC who initiated AC August 2005-November 2010 at two large academic cancer centers in Eastern Ontario were reviewed. Information …
Authors
Wasserman DW; Boulos M; Hopman WM; Booth CM; Goodwin R; Biagi JJ
Journal
JCO Oncology Practice, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. e28–e35
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
January 2015
DOI
10.1200/jop.2014.001531
ISSN
2688-1527