| Literature DB >> 29720904 |
Christine M Veenstra1, John C Krauss1.
Abstract
Despite advances over the past 20 years in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, diagnosis, and treatment, survival outcomes remain suboptimal. Five-year survival for patients with locally advanced CRC is 69%; 5-year survival drops to 12% for patients with metastatic disease. Novel, effective systemic therapies are needed to improve long-term outcomes. In this review, we describe currently available systemic therapies for the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic CRC and discuss emerging therapies, including encouraging advances in identifying novel targeted agents and exciting responses to immunotherapeutic agents.Entities:
Keywords: clinical trials; colorectal cancer; emerging therapies; immunotherapy; targeted therapy
Year: 2018 PMID: 29720904 PMCID: PMC5929883 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1602238
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Colon Rectal Surg ISSN: 1530-9681