Table 3 Comparison of survival of patients treated with resection and non-resection

*Scoggins CR et al[17]

66

14.5

23

(22/23 received chemo)

16.6

0.59

*Ruo L et al[13]

127

16

103

86/103 received chemo)

9

< 0.001

*Tebutt NC et al[16]

280

14

82

all chemo

8.2

0.08 #

*Michel P et al[18]

31

21

23

(all chemo)

14

0.718

*Cook AD et al[14]

17658

Colon 11

Rectum 16

9096

Colon 2

Rectum 6

Chemo use not available

< 0.001

**Benoist S et al[19]

32

23

27

(all chemo)

22

0.753

*Konyalian et al[15]

62

12

47

(28/47 chemo)

4.6

< 0.0001