A Pooled Analysis of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resected Colon Cancer in Elderly Patients

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Authors

Daniel J. Sargent · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Richard M. Goldberg · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Stacy D. Jacobson · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

John S. Macdonald · Saint Vincent Health System

Roberto Labianca · Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti

Daniel G. Haller · University of Pennsylvania

Lois E. Shepherd

Abstract

Selected elderly patients with colon cancer can receive the same benefit from fluorouracil-based adjuvant therapy as their younger counterparts, without a significant increase in toxic effects.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 345, Issue 15, pp. 1091-1097

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa010957

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