Editorial
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2010; 2(10): 380-389
Published online Oct 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i10.380
Table 1 Resection rates and long-term outcomes following systemic chemotherapy in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer
StudyTreatment (n)Median survival (mo)Resection rate (%) 5-year survival All/R0 (%)
Bismuth et al[5]5-FU/LV ± oxaliplatin (330) NA16/14 40a/-
Giacchetti et al[25]5-FU/LV + oxaliplatin (151) 48a/NRb51/38 50a/58b
Wein et al[26]5-FU/LV (53) NA17/11 NA
Zelek et al[27]5-FU/LV + irinotecan + HAI (31) -/20.2b (PFS)35/29 -/65b (3-year survival)
Adam et al[7]5-FU/LV + oxaliplatin and/or irinotecan (1104) 39a/-12.5/10.9 33a/-
Tournigand et al[28]FOLFIRI (109) 47a/-9/7 NA
FOLFOX4 (111) NR22/14 NA
Pozzo et al[8]FOLFIRI (40) 14.3 (DFS)a/-40/32.5 NA
Alberts et al[9]FOLFOX4 (42) NA40/33 NA
Seium et al[29]5-FU/LV + oxaliplatin + irinotecan (30) NA7/- NA
Folprecht et al[30]5-FU/LV + irinotecan + cetuximab (21) NA-/19 NA
Masi et al[31]FOLFOXIRI, simplified FOLFOXIRI (74) -/36.8b-/26 -/37b (4-year survival)
Tournigand et al[32]FOLFOX4 (311) 38.9a/-17.7/11.3 NA
FOLFOX7 (309) 43.0a/-15.2/9.4 NA
Folprecht et al[33]FOLFOX + cetuximab (53) NA49/38 NA
FOLFIRI + cetuximab (53) NA43/30 NA