Precision medicine for adjuvant chemotherapy of resected colorectal cancer
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ABSTRACT: Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in Japan. Surgical resection is the only curative option for localized disease. However, undetectable micrometastases remaining after curative surgery may cause disease recurrence. Adjuvant chemotherapy aims to eradicate these micrometastases to improve the cure rate. Unfortunately, few reliable prognostic and predictive markers are available that identify patients at high risk for CRC during early?stage disease. However, promising biomarkers may become available in the near future. Such biomarkers provide information for stratifying a patient's risk and for selecting the optimal treatment. Here, we provide an overview of current relevant prognostic and predictive biomarkers applicable to adjuvant treatment of early?stage CRC and focus on the future of this field. During the last decade, numerous efforts have been made to develop precision medicine for patients with early colorectal cancer. We summarize prognostic and predictive biomarkers for adjuvant treatment of early colorectal cancer.
SUBMITTER: Miyamoto Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7726679 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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