Association between adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network treatment guidelines and improved survival in patients with colon cancer

The current study documented practice patterns in a heterogeneous population of patients with colon cancer and demonstrated a survival benefit for patients with stage III and high-risk stage II colon cancer who received treatment that adhered to NCCN guidelines. These data validate the current NCCN practice guidelines for colon cancer and support the concept of guideline-based metrics that can be compared across institutions to assess the quality of cancer care and to compare the quality of cancer care among institutions.