Open AccessA New Nomogram for Predicting the Postoperative Overall Survival in Patients with Middle-Aged and Elderly Rectal Cancer: A Single Center Retrospective Study in Chinese Population
Author(s) -
Honghong Zheng,
Zhehong Li,
Shuai Zheng,
Jianjun Li,
Jing Yang,
Enhong Zhao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s365947
Subject(s) - nomogram , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , proportional hazards model , stage (stratigraphy) , multivariate analysis , oncology , colorectal cancer , area under the curve , univariate , retrospective cohort study , multivariate statistics , cancer , statistics , paleontology , mathematics , biology
Patients with middle-aged and elderly rectal cancer (MERC) usually have poor prognosis after surgery. This study aimed to develop a nomogram to achieve individualized prediction of overall survival (OS) in patients with MERC and to guide follow-up and subsequent diagnosis and treatment plans.