Marital Status, Living Arrangement, and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings from CALGB 89803 (Alliance)
Lee S, Ma C, Zhang S, Ou FS, Bainter TM, Niedzwiecki D, Saltz LB, Mayer RJ, Whittom R, Hantel A, Benson A, Atienza D, Kindler H, Gross CP, Irwin ML, Meyerhardt JA, Fuchs CS. Marital Status, Living Arrangement, and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings from CALGB 89803 (Alliance). The Oncologist 2022, 27: e494-e505. PMID: 35641198, PMCID: PMC9177101, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyab070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage III colon cancerRecurrence-free survivalOverall survivalColon cancerCALGB 89803Marital statusAdjuvant chemotherapy trialsColorectal cancer outcomesColon cancer mortalityTime of enrollmentLiving arrangementsChemotherapy trialsSocial support servicesSurvival outcomesCancer mortalityPatient populationCancer outcomesClinical trialsSpouse/partnerWorse outcomesCancer recurrenceNursing homesPatientsSecondary analysisCancer