"Metastatic Coloretal Cancer: Management Challenges and Opportunities" at cancernetwork.com

coloCan
coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
edited July 2011 in Colorectal Cancer #1
somewhat lengthy discussion which includes statistics (heavy on stats )as well as options......

cancernetwork.com/display-cme/article/1065/1902212?pageNumber=1

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  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #2
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    Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Management Challenges and Opportunities

    Here is the abstract:

    ABSTRACT Median survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has increased significantly, owing to individualized treatment plans developed from the available multidisciplinary options for disease management. These plans include early evaluation for possible resection of hepatic metastases, and metastasectomy, as well as coordinated chemobiotherapy for unresectable patients. This article focuses on current management of mCRC, including resection of liver metastases, which offers the possibility of cure to selected patients; sequential chemobiotherapy, which has been used effectively to increase median survival of patients with unresectable mCRC; the roles of neoadjuvant, conversion, and adjuvant chemobiotherapy in patients who undergo hepatic resection; and the emerging use of biomarkers to guide therapy. Implications for nurses are summarized, underscoring the important role that the nurse plays in the increasingly complex treatment of mCRC.
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #3
    Buckwirth said:

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    Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Management Challenges and Opportunities

    Here is the abstract:

    ABSTRACT Median survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has increased significantly, owing to individualized treatment plans developed from the available multidisciplinary options for disease management. These plans include early evaluation for possible resection of hepatic metastases, and metastasectomy, as well as coordinated chemobiotherapy for unresectable patients. This article focuses on current management of mCRC, including resection of liver metastases, which offers the possibility of cure to selected patients; sequential chemobiotherapy, which has been used effectively to increase median survival of patients with unresectable mCRC; the roles of neoadjuvant, conversion, and adjuvant chemobiotherapy in patients who undergo hepatic resection; and the emerging use of biomarkers to guide therapy. Implications for nurses are summarized, underscoring the important role that the nurse plays in the increasingly complex treatment of mCRC.

    Chemobiotherapy
    There was a previous discussion about what some of the new drugs (Avastin, Erbitux...) were called, or how they were referred to when combined with traditional chemotherapy agents. It appears we have a winner in chemobiotherapy.
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #4
    Buckwirth said:

    Site requires registration
    Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Management Challenges and Opportunities

    Here is the abstract:

    ABSTRACT Median survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has increased significantly, owing to individualized treatment plans developed from the available multidisciplinary options for disease management. These plans include early evaluation for possible resection of hepatic metastases, and metastasectomy, as well as coordinated chemobiotherapy for unresectable patients. This article focuses on current management of mCRC, including resection of liver metastases, which offers the possibility of cure to selected patients; sequential chemobiotherapy, which has been used effectively to increase median survival of patients with unresectable mCRC; the roles of neoadjuvant, conversion, and adjuvant chemobiotherapy in patients who undergo hepatic resection; and the emerging use of biomarkers to guide therapy. Implications for nurses are summarized, underscoring the important role that the nurse plays in the increasingly complex treatment of mCRC.

    Hmmmmm, you might be right
    being that I got it from an email from that site which i guess i had signed up for (for free) Its a nine pager (with the fotnotes)which i need to print to read carefully....still thought itcould be accessed by typing what i wrote as i test it first and when i tried, it worked .....
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #5
    coloCan said:

    Hmmmmm, you might be right
    being that I got it from an email from that site which i guess i had signed up for (for free) Its a nine pager (with the fotnotes)which i need to print to read carefully....still thought itcould be accessed by typing what i wrote as i test it first and when i tried, it worked .....

    I signed up
    it was free, and seems to offer access to some things we might otherwise not have access to.

    Thanks Steve.

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