Personalized Colon Cancer Care in 2010
Daniel V.T. Catenacci, Mark Kozloff, Hedy L. Kindler, Blase Polite
20110301
2011 Apr 1
Semin Oncol
Personalized Colon Cancer Care in 2010
Semin Oncol. 2011 Apr;38(2):284-308, Daniel V.T. Catenacci, Mark Kozloff, Hedy L. Kindler, Blase Polite
Abstract
Colon cancer (CC) therapies have improved patient outcomes significantly over the last decades in both the adjuvant and metastatic settings. With the introduction of a number of novel agents, both traditional chemotherapies and biologically targeted agents, the need to identify subgroups that are likely and not likely to respond to a particular treatment regimen is paramount. This will allow patients who are likely to benefit to receive optimal care, while sparing those unlikely to benefit from unnecessary...