Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients enrolled.
| Characteristics | Cases, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon cancer | Rectal cancer | Total | |
| (n = 81) | (n = 169) | (n = 250) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 54 (66.67) | 119 (70.41) | 173 (69.20) |
| Female | 27 (33.33) | 50 (29.59) | 77 (30.80) |
| Age | |||
| <75 years | 67(82.72) | 150 (88.76) | 217 (86.80) |
| ≥75 years | 14(17.28) | 19 (11.25) | 33 (13.20) |
| Stage | |||
| II | 18 (22.22) | 18 (10.65) | 36 (14.40) |
| III | 39 (48.15) | 115 (68.05) | 154 (61.60) |
| IV | 24 (29.63) | 36 (21.30) | 60 (24.0) |
| Treatment strategy | |||
| Adjuvant | 33 (40.74) | 66 (39.05) | 99 (39.60) |
| Surgery | 27 (33.33) | 32 (18.93) | 59 (23.60) |
| Neoadjuvant | 0 (0.00) | 30 (17.75) | 30 (12.00) |
| First Line | 18 (22.22) | 35 (20.71) | 53 (21.20) |
| Second Line | 3 (3.70) | 6 (3.55) | 9 (3.60) |