Peritoneal carcinomatosis(PC),the dissemination of cancer cells throughout the lining of the abdominal cavity,is the second most common presentation of colon cancer distant metastasis.Despite remarkable advances in cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted therapy for colon cancer over the last 15 years,it ...
Chapter 10 Current Immunotherapeutic Treatments in Colon Cancer Zodwa Dlamini, Thandeka Khoza, Rodney Hull, Mpho Choene and Zilungile Mkhize-Kwitshana Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/63212 Abstract The immune system is able to act against ...
Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Colon Cancer: Proven Treatments and Promising New Agents There has been a dramatic upsurge in the investigation of molecularly targeted therapy in colorectal cancer over the past two decades, with the first succe... C Wu,A Charabaty,M Pishvaian,... -...
open surgeryrobotic surgeryLaparoscopic right hemicolectomy (LRH) is utilized worldwide as one of the standard surgical treatments for right﹕ided colon cancer. However, there have been issues concerning its applicability, techniques, and trend. The present study aimed to elucidate the current status...
as long as they are appropriately designed and monitored and employ modern methods of statistical analysis.In a multi-center quality assurance study carried out in 346 German hospitals from 2000 to 2004, data were collected from a total of 31 055 patients who underwent surgery for colon carcinoma...
Greve JW.Alternative techniques for the treatment of colon carcinoma metastases in the liver:current status in The Netherlands. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology . 2001Greve JW. Alternative techniques for the treatment of colon carci- noma metastases in the liver: current status in The ...
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The majority of lung cancer cases can be traced to smoking tobacco. Additionally, genetics are believed to confer some susceptibility. Early detection offers the best hope for long-term survival. The choice of management options-including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy-depends on the ...
Incidence rates for liver cancer began rising in the mid-1970s, and they are expected to go up through at least 2030. This report aims to give an overview of liver cancer, as well as explore current therapies, drugs in the pipeline and the future treatme
Options for the adjuvant therapy of resected stage III colon cancer have expanded beyond the previously well-accepted standard of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) combined with leucovorin. The Xeloda in Adjuvant Colon Cancer Therapy (X-ACT) study confirmed that capecitabine (Xeloda) is at least as effective...