Chemotherapy treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer: is evidence-based medicine in practice?

Kathryn M Field; Suzanne Kosmider; Michael Jefford; Ross Jennens; Michael Green; Peter Gibbs

doi:10.1200/JOP.0852002

Chemotherapy treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer: is evidence-based medicine in practice?

J Oncol Pract. 2008 Nov;4(6):271-6. doi: 10.1200/JOP.0852002.

Authors

Kathryn M Field¹, Suzanne Kosmider, Michael Jefford, Ross Jennens, Michael Green, Peter Gibbs

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Western Hospital, Footscray; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Abstract

Treatment options for colorectal cancer have expanded to include multiple oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-based regimens and more biological/targeted therapies.