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This study reports the long-term follow-up of that RCT, evaluating the impact of preoperative immunonutrition and the association of postoperative infectious complications with survival outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This secondary analysis used prospectively collected survival data from a prior RCT in which patients were randomized 1:1 to receive either preoperative immunonutrition plus a normal diet or a normal diet alone (control) for 7 days before surgery. The primary endpoints were disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Survival outcomes were analysed in relation to randomized treatment allocation and clinicopathological variables, including postoperative complications, using Kaplan\u2013Meier methods and Cox proportional hazards models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 161 patients were included, with 79 randomized to immunonutrition and 82 to control. The mean age was 65.3 years, and 65.8% were male, with similar baseline characteristics between groups. After a median follow-up of 57 months (range 4\u201365), preoperative immunonutrition did not affect 5-year DFS (80% versus 86% in controls; P = 0.474) or 5-year OS (88% versus 90%; P = 0.761). In contrast, postoperative infectious complications were associated with lower 5-year OS (74% versus 92%; P = 0.013) and showed a trend towards worse DFS (71% versus 86%; P = 0.065). On multivariable analysis, advanced T category and postoperative infectious complications remained independently associated with poorer DFS (HR 2.53; P = 0.041) and OS (HR 4.14; P = 0.007). The adverse prognostic effect of infectious complications was evident primarily in patients with advanced T category disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Preoperative immunonutrition did not improve long-term survival after colon cancer surgery. Postoperative infectious complications were independently associated with worse long-term outcomes, providing prospective evidence that supports previous observational findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/bjsopen\/zrag043","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,24]],"date-time":"2026-03-24T12:35:22Z","timestamp":1774355722000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of immunonutrition on postoperative infectious complications and survival after colon cancer surgery: long-term follow up of randomized clinical trial"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Jaram","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School , Hwasun ,","place":["Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hyeung-min","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School , Hwasun ,","place":["Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9200-7933","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soo Young","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School , Hwasun ,","place":["Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1954-189X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chang Hyun","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School , Hwasun ,","place":["Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hyeong Rok","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School , Hwasun ,","place":["Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026092407155715100_zrag043-B1","first-page":"229","article-title":"Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries","volume":"74","author":"Bray","year":"2024","journal-title":"CA Cancer J Clin"},{"key":"2026092407155715100_zrag043-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"221","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2024.10.010","article-title":"Surgical site infection prevention care bundles in colorectal surgery: a scoping review","volume":"155","author":"Cunha","year":"2025","journal-title":"J Hosp Infect"},{"key":"2026092407155715100_zrag043-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"110","DOI":"10.1002\/ags3.12615","article-title":"Do postoperative infectious complications really affect long-term survival in colorectal cancer surgery? 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