Open AccessMedications and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Use of the Landmark Method
Author(s) -
Yoon Young Choi,
Jung Kuk Lee,
Hyunsoo Kim,
Dong Wook Kim,
Hee Man Kim,
Dae Ryong Kang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.11.997
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , inflammatory bowel disease , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , ulcerative colitis , incidence (geometry) , disease , landmark , cancer , oncology , confidence interval , physics , optics , artificial intelligence , computer science
This study aimed to determine whether the use of drugs in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is related to the risk of colorectal cancer using a Cox proportional hazards model with the landmark method to minimize immortal time bias.