Recently added articles from Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer:
Combination of surgery and chemotherapy and the role of targeted agents in the treatment of patients with colorectal liver metastases: recommendations from an expert panel.(Feature Article)(Reprint)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2009; Nordlinger, Bernard ... Introduction The combination of chemotherapy and surgery is currently accepted as the way forward for improving survival in patients with initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases. Standard combination chemotherapy regimens comprising 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) plus ...
Evolution of multidisciplinary care for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: the 'win-win' combination of surgery and chemotherapy.(Commentary)(Clinical report)
Jun 01, 2009; Adam, Rene ... The care of patients with advanced colorectal cancer has dramatically evolved in the past decade with the advent of novel cytotoxic and targeted chemotherapies as well as refinements in surgical techniques and approaches. These developments are examined by Nordlinger et al. ([dagger]), an ...
11th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).(Conference Report)(Conference news)
Jun 01, 2009; Brown, Vanessa ... The 11th World Gastrointestinal Cancer Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO-GI) was held in Barcelona from 24 to 27 June, 2009. Over 400 abstracts were presented, making it the world's largest GI cancer conference. Themes this year included progression-free survival ...
45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).(Conference Report)(Conference news)
Jun 01, 2009; Brown, Vanessa ... Introduction The 45th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting was held at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, from 29 May to 2 June, 2009. With over 30,000 attendees from all over the world, ASCO continues to be the world's premier cancer ...
