Factors Affecting Use and Delay (≥8 Weeks) of Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Colorectal Cancer Surgery and the Impact of Chemotherapy-Use and Delay on Oncologic Outcomes

Ik Yong Kim; Bo Ra Kim; Young Wan Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138720

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Factors Affecting Use and Delay (≥8 Weeks) of Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Colorectal Cancer Surgery and the Impact of Chemotherapy-Use and Delay on Oncologic Outcomes

Ik Yong Kim,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Bo Ra Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Young Wan Kim

* E-mail: youngwkim@yonsei.ac.kr

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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Factors Affecting Use and Delay (≥8 Weeks) of Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Colorectal Cancer Surgery and the Impact of Chemotherapy-Use and Delay on Oncologic Outcomes

Ik Yong Kim,
Bo Ra Kim,
Young Wan Kim

Published: September 18, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138720

About the Authors

Ik Yong Kim

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Bo Ra Kim

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Young Wan Kim

* E-mail: youngwkim@yonsei.ac.kr

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have no competing interests to declare.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YWK IYK. Performed the experiments: BRK YWK. Analyzed the data: BRK YWK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YWK BRK. Wrote the paper: YWK IYK.

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