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. 2022 Jul 28;14(15):3689. doi: 10.3390/cancers14153689

Table 6.

Observed survival data by location for 10,833 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database 2000–2018.

Location Observed Survival, % (95 Confidence Interval)
1-Year 2-Year 3-Year 4-Year 5-Year
Esophagus # 79.4 (65.1–88.3) 79.4 (65.1–88.3) 74.6 (59.6–84.8) 74.6 (59.6–84.8) 63 (46.4–75.8)
Stomach 92.5 (91.7–93.1) 87.7 (86.8–88.6) 82.3 (81.2–83.4) 77.7 (76.4–78.8) 73.2 (71.9–74.5)
Small Intestine 94.2 (93.2–95) 89.8 (88.6–90.9) 84.6 (83.1–86) 79.8 (78.1–81.4) 75.2 (73.3–76.9)
Cecum # 83.8 (65.2–92.9) 76.8 (57.3–88.2) 72.8 (52.6–85.4) 72.8 (52.6–85.4) 72.8 (52.6–85.4)
Appendix # + + 80 (20.4–96.9) 60 (12.6–88.2)) 40 (5.2–75.3))
Ascending Colon # 69 (48.8–82.5) 56.4 (35.9–72.7) 51.7 (31.2–68.9) 51.7 (31.2–68.9) 41.4 (21.6–60.2)
Hepatic Flexure # 84.4 (50.4–95.9) 67.5 (34.6–86.5) 67.5 (34.6–86.5) 67.5 (34.6–86.5) 54 (20.3–78.9)
Transverse Colon # 89.5 (641–97.3) 89.5 (641–97.3) 76.7 (48.8–90.6) 76.7 (48.8–90.6) 76.7 (48.8–90.6)
Splenic Flexure # + 66.7 (5.4–94.5) 66.7 (5.4–94.5) 66.7 (5.4–94.5) 66.7 (5.4–94.5)
Descending Colon # 86.3 (67.5–94.6) 78.6 (58.2–89.8) 74.2 (53.1–86.9) 69.6 (47.8–83.7) 64.6 (42.3–80.1)
Sigmoid Colon # 91 (77.8–96.5) 79 (63.5–88.5) 73.8 (57.6–84.6) 70.9 (54.2–82.4) 67.9 (51–80.1)
Large Intestine, NOS # 78.9 (58.9–89.9) 78.9 (58.9–89.9) 71 (50.2–84.4) 62.7 (41.4–78) 50.1 (29.7–67.5)
Rectosigmoid
Junction #
78.6 (47.2–92.5) 78.6 (47.2–92.5) 78.6 (47.2–92.5) 78.6 (47.2–92.5) 69.8 (37.8–87.6)
Rectum # 93.3 (89.4–95.8) 89.8 (85.3–93) 87.5 (82.6–91.1) 84.5 (79.2–88.6) 78.7 (72.6–83.6)
Anus, Anal Canal, AD # + 88.9
(43.3–98.4) &
88.9
(43.3–98.4) &
88.9
(43.3–98.4) &
88.9
(43.3–98.4) &

Abbreviations: NOS, Not otherwise specified; AD, Anoderm; +, statistics could not be calculated; &, width of the confidence interval is more than that if normal approximation is applied; # = Due to the small sample size, the survival data from these locations should be interpreted cautiously.