• Med Klin · Oct 2001

    Review

    [New therapeutic options in chemotherapy of advanced colorectal cancer].

    • P Reimer and H Rückle-Lanz.
    • Medizinische Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg. p.reimer@medizin.uni-wuerzburg.de
    • Med Klin. 2001 Oct 15; 96 (10): 593-8.

    BackgroundChemotherapeutic options in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer have markedly improved during the last years. This is partly due to the high-dose 5-FU regimen, but also to the development of new cytotoxic agents and drug combinations.ResultsHigh-dose 5-FU, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin seem to be superior to low-dose 5-FU in terms of response rate and disease control. Combination of irinotecan with 5-FU/FA showed significant longer overall survival rates compared to 5-FU/FA alone in both published phase III trials. Today most patients are treated by a sequential therapeutic concept using the newer drugs mainly for second or third line therapy. However, there are reasons for the use of more intensive chemotherapy combinations in first line treatment. Combination of oxaliplatin with 5-FU/FA, that failed improvement of overall survival compared to 5-FU/FA alone, could downstage previously unresectable liver metastases for potentially curative surgery in some patients. Oral fluoropyrimidines mark another progress in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer. They seem to be comparable to low-dose 5-FU/FA and could ease chemotherapy.PerspectiveProspective randomized phase III trials must confirm the best chemotherapy and the best strategy for the different subgroup of patients.

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