Standard treatment outperforms initial surgery for rectal cancer
Top line: Patients with locally advanced disease rectal cancer Standard preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery is better than primary surgery and postoperative chemoradiotherapy, with better disease-free survival and lower recurrence rates. methodology: The standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer is chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery, which is known to reduce the chance of local recurrence. […]
Sotorasib and panitumumab named new standard of care for metastatic colorectal cancer
The combination of sotorasib and panitumumab outperformed researchers’ treatment of choice in a phase 3 trial in chemotherapy-resistant patients. classG12C– Mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Researchers tested the combination with two different doses of sotorasib and found that both doses improved progression-free survival (PFS). However, outcomes were better with higher doses of sotorasib. “The combination […]
A combination that beats standard treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer
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