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Age significantly predicted overall survival (HR per 10 years: 1.56, 95% CI: 1.29\u20131.90), but showed no independent association with disease-free survival.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Age presented with a multimodal distribution with distinct clinical patterns across the subgroups and was independently associated with worse OS. Nevertheless, no association was observed for DFS, suggesting that age-related differences in mortality may be influenced by non-oncologic factors. 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