Abstract:Abstract: Obejective?To evaluate recurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) after endoscopic resection or a combination of endoscopic resection and surgery for T1 colorectal tumors.?Methods?We conducted a retrospective study of 389 patients with T1 CRC treated by endoscopic resection from January 2005 to December 2012. We compared outcomes among patients who underwent subsequent surgery (ER?+?SURG, n?=?205) and those who did not (ER only, n?=?184) and statistically adjusted baseline differences between the two groups according to the propensity scores.?Results?There was almost no risk of cancer recurrence among patients without indications for surgery (these indications include tumors with vertical margins, deep submucosal invasion, lymphatic or venous invasion, poor differentiation, or high-grade budding). Among patients with indications for surgery, the cumulative risks of recurrence (CRRs) were 3.7% in the ER?+?SURG group and 20.1% in the ER only group (P?=?0.001). However, the patients with only deep submucosal invasion had a low CRRs, even without surgery (2.3% in the ER?+?SURG group and 3.4% in the ER only groups, P?=?0.537). In contrast, patients with indications for surgery other than deep submucosal invasion (high-risk patients) had much better outcomes when they also underwent surgery (CRRs: 5.8% in the ER?+?SURG group vs 58.0% in the ER only group, P?=?0.001).?Conclusions?T1 CRC patients with deep submucosal invasion only are at low risk for cancer recurrence. However, patients with other high-risk tumor features have greater risks for cancer recurrence and benefit from subsequent surgery.