Clinical end points for developing pharmaceuticals to manage patients with a sporadic or genetic risk of colorectal cancer.

Autor: Rial NS; Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Arizona Medical Center, PO Box 245040, 1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA., Zell JA, Cohen AM, Gerner EW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology [Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol] 2012 Aug; Vol. 6 (4), pp. 507-17.
DOI: 10.1586/egh.12.23
Abstrakt: To reduce the morbidity and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC), current clinical practice focuses on screening for early detection and polypectomy as a form of secondary prevention, complemented with surgical interventions when appropriate. No pharmaceutical agent is currently approved for use in clinical practice for the management of patients at risk for CRC. This article will review earlier attempts to develop pharmaceuticals for use in managing patients with a sporadic or genetic risk of CRC. It will also discuss therapeutic end points under evaluation in current efforts to develop drugs for treating CRC risk factors.
Databáze: MEDLINE