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TREATMENT PRINCIPLES IN ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER
Author(s) -
Zalcberg J. R.,
Friedlander M. L.,
Collopy B. T.,
Barton M.,
Gray B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb01164.x
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , intensive care medicine , disease , clinical trial , cancer , adjuvant therapy , oncology
Background: Colorectal cancer is an important disease in the Australian community. Whilst there has been much discussion about the appropriate management of local disease, particularly with respect to the issue of adjuvant therapy, there has been relatively little local discussion of treatment options in metastatic colorectal cancer. Methods: The critical principles underlying treatment in this setting are briefly outlined in the present article, indicating wherever possible what options could be considered standard, and based on the available literature, which approaches must still be considered experimental at this time. Results: Overall, the results of treatment in this group of patients remain poor. Conclusion: Further clinical trials are required to address the issues affecting patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.