Biomarkers for colorectal cancer chemotherapy: Recent updates and future perspective.
Malays J Pathol
; 45(3): 317-331, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
During the last few decades, the treatment options available for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) have undergone continuous improvements, transitioning from conventional chemotherapy to targeted therapy. These therapeutic innovations have led to significant improvements in patient clinical outcomes. However, there remains a need to improve the outcome for many CRC patients. Chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of CRC treatment, but the wide variability in tumour response and adverse reactions to chemotherapy poses a challenge to cancer treatment management. As a result, there is an unmet need to identify predictive biomarkers of chemotherapeutic response to guide treatment decisions. In this review, we summarise the conventional biomarkers used to predict chemotherapy responses in CRC and provide an overview of emerging predictive biomarkers based on the current understanding of the molecular biology of treatment response. Finally, we explore the challenges and future prospects of biomarker discovery to improve the prediction of patient response and ensure optimal treatment management for patients with metastatic CRC.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Colorretais
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Humans
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En
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Malays J Pathol
Ano de publicação:
2023
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