A randomized phase III trial of adjuvant chemotherapy with irinotecan, leucovorin and fluorouracil versus leucovorin and fluorouracil for stage II and III colon cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study

A randomized phase III trial of adjuvant chemotherapy with irinotecan, leucovorin and fluorouracil versus leucovorin and fluorouracil for stage II and III colon cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Colon cancer is a public health problem worldwide. Adjuvant chemotherapy after surgical resection for stage III colon cancer has been shown to improve both progression-free and overall survival, and is currently recommended as standa...

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Main Authors: Efstratiou Ioannis, Economopoulos Theofanis, Karanikiotis Charisios, Pectasides Dimitrios, Papaspirou Irene, Kafiri Georgia, Bafaloukos Dimitrios, Klouvas George, Xiros Nikolaos, Basdanis George, Miliaras Dimosthenis, Bamias Aristotelis, Samantas Epaminontas, Pentheroudakis George, Dimopoulos Meletios A, Malettou Lia, Karina Maria, Papakostas Pavlos, Papadimitriou Christos A, Korantzis Ippokratis, Pisanidis Nikolaos, Makatsoris Thomas, Matsiakou Fotini, Aravantinos Gerasimos, Kalofonos Haralabos P, Fountzilas George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/10

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