# Treatment Outcomes of Patients With Colorectal Cancer Enrolled in a Comprehensive Benefits Program of the National Insurance System in the Philippines: Data From the Pilot Site

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## TL;DR

At the Philippine General Hospital, 251 patients treated for colorectal cancer under PhilHealth's Z package from 2016 to 2018 mostly completed their treatment, and 70 per cent were alive at three years.

## Summary

The University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital Colorectal Polyp and Cancer Study Group reviewed three years of data on patients enrolled in the Z package colorectal cancer benefit, a national insurance package for early to locally advanced colorectal cancer, at the pilot site.

## Fields

- Kind: Key paper
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Journal: JCO Global Oncology
- Year: 2020
- DOI: 10.1200/jgo.19.00332
- Authors: Ting FIL, Sacdalan DBL, Tampo MMT, Apellido RT, Monroy HJ 3rd, Sacdalan MDP, Sacdalan DL
- Findings: 251 patients were enrolled from 2016 to 2018; mean age 57, 66% men, 78% rectal cancer and 82% stage III.; 75% were compliant with treatment and follow-up: 90% with surgery, 77% with chemotherapy and 96% with radiotherapy.; Recurrence 17%, morbidity 22% and mortality 19%; two-year survival probability 74% and three-year 70%.
- What it means: A package that pays for the whole course of treatment, delivered by a multidisciplinary team, kept most patients on treatment; the authors judge the survival comparable with data from more developed countries.
- Caveats: One hospital and no comparison group.; Short follow-up of up to three years.

## Sources

- JCO Glob Oncol 2020: https://doi.org/10.1200/jgo.19.00332
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32031435/

## Connected records

- cancers: [Colorectal cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/colorectal/)
- institutions: [Philippine General Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/philippine-general-hospital/), [Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)](https://onco.cc/institutions/philhealth/)

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