Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	114109
Country	China

Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Prognosis of intensive care unit patients with colorectal cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yu-Ting Liao and Wen-Liang Zhu
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Corresponding Author	Wen-Liang Zhu, FACP, PhD, Professor, Department of Minimally Invasive Intervention, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, No. 71 Hedi Road, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. zhupecker@aliyun.com
Key Words	Colorectal cancer; Intensive care unit; Prognosis; Prognosis factors; Multicenter study
Core Tip	This letter comments on the article by Dong et al in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, which presents the first multicenter analysis of 90-day mortality data among patients with colorectal cancer admitted to the intensive care unit, and identifies three independent prognostic factors. It proposes clarifying chemo/surgery details, examining the relationship between intensive care unit admission causes and prognosis, and optimizing scoring with colorectal cancer biomarkers to enhance clinical utility.
Citation	Liao TY, Zhu WL. Prognosis of intensive care unit patients with colorectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; In press

Received	2025-09-11 08:02
Peer-Review Started	2025-09-11 08:02
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2025-09-18 09:07
Revised	2025-09-20 15:39
Second Decision	2025-09-28 02:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-09-28 10:27
Articles in Press	2025-09-28 10:27
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