Table 3 Prognoses of invasive colonic adenocarcinomas resected for cure (R0) or with residual tumour (R1+R2) and stratified by stage-TNM/UICC [12, 13, 14, 23].
From: Colon cancer in Luxembourg: a national population-based data report, 1988–1998
| Stage | TNM | Observed 5-year survival rates (actuarial method, 95% confidence interval) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UICC, 5th edition | R0 | R1+R2 | p-values *** | |
| I * |
T1 N0 M0 T2 N0 M0 |
71 +/- 8% (n = 129) |
100% ** (n = 1) | <0.5188 |
| II * |
T3 N0 M0 T4 N0 M0 |
63 +/- 5% (n = 388) |
45 +/- 30% (n = 11) | <0.2392 |
| III * |
anyT N1 M0 anyT N2 M0 |
38 +/- 5% (n = 331) |
4% ** (n = 25) | <0.0007 |
| IV * | anyT anyN M1 |
17 +/- 8% (n = 83) |
5% ** (n = 21) | <0.1584 |
| I-IV * |
51 +/- 3% (n = 931) |
14 +/- 9% (n = 58) | <0.0001 | |
