Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Colon Cancer patients who may need more than surgery

An easily detected genetic marker could help identify aggressive colon cancer in early stages, telling doctors that these patients need chemotherapy, a new study suggests.
Colon tumors that don't produce a protein called CDX2 are more likely to return following surgical removal in patients with stage 2 colon cancer, according to the study results.
Current standard practice holds that people with stage 2 colon cancer are not given chemotherapy following surgery to remove their tumors, because the risks of chemo outweigh the benefits, said study lead author Dr. Michael Clarke. He is a professor of cancer biology with the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif.
But at least 5 percent to 10 percent of stage 2 patients are CDX2-negative, and therefore could benefit if doctors added chemotherapy to their treatment, Clarke said.
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The study findings were published Jan. 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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