TY - JOUR
T1 - Timing of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy in colorectal cancers
AU - Bayraktar, Soley
AU - Bayraktar, Ulas
AU - Rocha-Lima, Caio
PY - 2010/7/1
Y1 - 2010/7/1
N2 - Surgery remains the only curative therapy for colorectal cancer (CRC); however, several studies have proved that adjuvant chemotherapy improves the curative rate. A growing body of evidence indicates that significant deviations from recommended treatment plans are frequent. Patients may experience delays in the administration of adjuvant chemotherapy that can reduce its survival benefit. To date, few studies have examined factors associated with the timing of adjuvant chemotherapy or have described the effects of delayed therapy on overall survival. In this review, we discuss the extent and predictors of delay in administration of adjuvant chemotherapy as well as the relationship between timing and outcomes in CRC.
AB - Surgery remains the only curative therapy for colorectal cancer (CRC); however, several studies have proved that adjuvant chemotherapy improves the curative rate. A growing body of evidence indicates that significant deviations from recommended treatment plans are frequent. Patients may experience delays in the administration of adjuvant chemotherapy that can reduce its survival benefit. To date, few studies have examined factors associated with the timing of adjuvant chemotherapy or have described the effects of delayed therapy on overall survival. In this review, we discuss the extent and predictors of delay in administration of adjuvant chemotherapy as well as the relationship between timing and outcomes in CRC.
KW - Anastomosis
KW - Hepatic artery infusion
KW - Portal vein infusion
KW - Wound healing
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U2 - 10.3816/CCC.2010.n.019
DO - 10.3816/CCC.2010.n.019
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20643618
AN - SCOPUS:77955005391
VL - 9
SP - 144
EP - 149
JO - Clinical Colorectal Cancer
JF - Clinical Colorectal Cancer
SN - 1533-0028
IS - 3
ER -