Chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
; 3(4): 525-9, 2005 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16038643
ABSTRACT
The past decade has seen a significant survival improvement for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, fueled in large part by the arrival of active novel chemotherapeutic drugs and their incorporation into combination regimens. Several randomized trials have successfully integrated oxaliplatin and irinotecan into previously existing 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based regimens for advanced colorectal cancer, resulting in median survivals that have risen from 9 months to almost 2 years. Even as the ideal combinations and sequences of these regimens are elucidated, targeted therapies such as recently approved bevacizumab and cetuximab have been added to treatment protocols, with favorable consequences. We review the evolution of primary chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer, focusing on the trials that have led to the new standard first-line treatments. We also review the data on newer targeted therapies, especially in combination with cytotoxic therapy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
/
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
Journal subject:
NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States