Benefit of primary tumor resection in stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis: a multicenter retrospective study using a propensity score analysis

[1] Nitzkorski JR(2011)Outcome and natural history of patients with stage IV colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy without primary tumor resection Ann Surg Oncol 17 1-29

[2] Farma JM(2012)Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2010 for the treatment of colorectal cancer Int J Clin Oncol 203 715-719

[3] Watson JC(2012)The outcome after stent placement or surgery as the initial treatment for obstructive primary tumor in patients with stage IV colon cancer Am J Surg 21 2949-2955

[4] Siripurapu V(2014)Prognostic impact of primary tumor resection and lymph node dissection in stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis: a propensity score analysis in a multicenter retrospective study Ann Surg Oncol 12 925-930

[5] Zhu F(2014)Prognostic impact of tumor location in stage IV colon cancer: a propensity score analysis in a multicenter study Int J Surg (London, England) 32 2837-2849

[6] Matteotti RS(2013)The performance of different propensity score methods for estimating marginal hazard ratios Stat Med 47 S61-S66

[7] Sigurdson ER(2011)Surgery of the primary in stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastases Eur J Cancer 196 722-728

[8] Watanabe T(2003)Elective bowel resection for incurable stage IV colorectal cancer: prognostic variables for asymptomatic patients J Am Coll Surg 29 4401-4409

[9] Itabashi M(2011)Tumor location is a prognostic factor in poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, and signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon Int J Color Dis 26 5326-5334

[10] Shimada Y(2011)Mortality by stage for right- versus left-sided colon cancer: analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results—Medicare data J Clin Oncol : Off J Am Soc Clin Oncol 22 229-237

[1] Nitzkorski JR(2011)Outcome and natural history of patients with stage IV colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy without primary tumor resection Ann Surg Oncol 17 1-29

[2] Farma JM(2012)Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2010 for the treatment of colorectal cancer Int J Clin Oncol 203 715-719

[3] Watson JC(2012)The outcome after stent placement or surgery as the initial treatment for obstructive primary tumor in patients with stage IV colon cancer Am J Surg 21 2949-2955

[4] Siripurapu V(2014)Prognostic impact of primary tumor resection and lymph node dissection in stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis: a propensity score analysis in a multicenter retrospective study Ann Surg Oncol 12 925-930

[5] Zhu F(2014)Prognostic impact of tumor location in stage IV colon cancer: a propensity score analysis in a multicenter study Int J Surg (London, England) 32 2837-2849

[6] Matteotti RS(2013)The performance of different propensity score methods for estimating marginal hazard ratios Stat Med 47 S61-S66

[7] Sigurdson ER(2011)Surgery of the primary in stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastases Eur J Cancer 196 722-728

[8] Watanabe T(2003)Elective bowel resection for incurable stage IV colorectal cancer: prognostic variables for asymptomatic patients J Am Coll Surg 29 4401-4409

[9] Itabashi M(2011)Tumor location is a prognostic factor in poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, and signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon Int J Color Dis 26 5326-5334

[10] Shimada Y(2011)Mortality by stage for right- versus left-sided colon cancer: analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results—Medicare data J Clin Oncol : Off J Am Soc Clin Oncol 22 229-237