Abstract
Over the past three decades, survival outcomes of high-risk stage II and stage III colon cancer have improved with the use of adjuvant chemotherapy. Oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidine combination regimens, given for 6 months, are the current standard of care. However, chronic peripheral neuropathy can result as a side effect of oxaliplatin use. Investigators have questioned whether the recommended duration of adjuvant therapy is necessary. This review discusses the history of adjuvant therapy for colon cancer and provides a rationale for an ongoing clinical trial collaboration addressing the optimal duration of adjuvant therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 241-245 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Current Colorectal Cancer Reports |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- 5-fluorouracil
- Adjuvant therapy
- Chemotherapy-induced sensory neuropathy
- Colon cancer
- Oxaliplatin
- Peripheral neuropathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology