Review: Balancing the efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapy in colorectal cancer

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in medical oncology Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 43 - 52
• Main Authors: Braun, Michael S, Seymour, Matthew T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Adjuvants; Age; Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; Decision making; Longevity; Quality of life; Toxicity

As the therapeutic options for the treatment of colorectal cancer have expanded over the past 20 years, so has the complexity of decision making. The goals of treatment in the palliative, adjuvant and neoadjuvant settings vary and it is not only the efficacy of drugs that influence treatment decisio...