From tumour heterogeneity to advances in precision treatment of colorectal cancer

CJA Punt, M Koopman, L Vermeulen - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2017 - nature.com
In recent years, the high heterogeneity of colorectal cancer (CRC) has become evident.
Hence, biomarkers need to be developed that enable the stratification of patients with CRC …

Recent developments in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

JM Loree, S Kopetz - Therapeutic advances in medical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past decade there have been significant advances in the molecular
characterization of colorectal cancer (CRC) that are driving treatment decisions. Expanded …

Therapeutic strategy in unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer

B Chibaudel, C Tournigand, T André… - … advances in medical …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
While surgery is the cornerstone treatment for early-stage colorectal cancer, chemotherapy
is the first treatment option for metastatic disease when tumor lesions are frequently not fully …

Molecular profiling of 6,892 colorectal cancer samples suggests different possible treatment options specific to metastatic sites

WS El-Deiry, N Vijayvergia, J Xiu… - Cancer biology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) carries a poor prognosis with an overall 5-year survival
of 13.1%. Therapies guided by tumor profiling have suggested benefit in advanced cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Molecularly targeted therapy for metastatic colon cancer: proven treatments and promising new agents

M El Zouhairi, A Charabaty… - … cancer research: GCR, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Treatment algorithms and survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer have
changed dramatically over the past decade, largely due to the advent of molecularly …

[HTML][HTML] Distant metastasis in colorectal cancer patients—do we have new predicting clinicopathological and molecular biomarkers? A comprehensive review

S Filip, V Vymetalkova, J Petera, L Vodickova… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a serious health problem worldwide. Approximately half of
patients will develop distant metastasis after CRC resection, usually with very poor …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular targets for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

R Cohen, T Pudlarz, JF Delattre, R Colle, T André - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the past years, colorectal cancer (CRC) was subtyped according to its molecular and
genetic characteristics, allowing the development of therapeutic strategies, based on …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment sequencing in metastatic colorectal cancer

DP Modest, S Pant, A Sartore-Bianchi - European Journal of Cancer, 2019 - Elsevier
Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains incurable in most cases, but survival has
improved with advances in cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted agents. However, the …

Biologic therapies in the metastatic colorectal cancer treatment continuum–applying current evidence to clinical practice

M Peeters, T Price - Cancer treatment reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
More therapeutic options are now available than ever before for patients with metastatic
colorectal cancer (mCRC) and, as such, treatment decisions have become more complex. A …

First-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: interpreting FIRE-3, PEAK, and CALGB/SWOG 80405

E Elez, G Argilés, J Tabernero - Current treatment options in oncology, 2015 - Springer
Opinion statement The advances made in the therapeutic management of colorectal cancer
(CRC) over recent years with the addition of therapies targeting angiogenesis or cell …