Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer
| Autor: | Mario Mandalà, Stefania Mosconi, Roberto Labianca, L. Milesi, Antonello Quadri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty Chemotherapy business.industry Colorectal cancer Adjuvant chemotherapy medicine.medical_treatment Liver Neoplasms Cancer Multimodal therapy Antineoplastic Agents Stage ii medicine.disease Neoadjuvant Therapy Chemotherapy Adjuvant Internal medicine medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) business Colorectal Neoplasms Adjuvant Neoadjuvant therapy |
| Popis: | Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer in industrialized countries. Despite improved resection procedures and optimized adjuvant chemotherapy, local or distant recurrences occur in 22-25% of patients with stage II/III colon cancer. Approximately 30% of patients have advanced disease at presentation. The liver is the most common site of colorectal metastases and, interestingly, 20-30% of patients with colorectal cancer have liver-only metastases. The combined modality of chemotherapy and surgery increases overall survival and the chance of cure for metastatic patients, even if there is no agreement in terms of the best schedule and how long the treatment must last. In this paper, we review the role and the rationale of neoadjuvant chemotherapy within a multimodal approach, and discuss remaining questions and future directions. |
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