title: Adjuvant immunochemotherapy in colorectal cancer Dukes C.
abstract: The initial aim of the present study was to verify in a randomized trial whether the addition of Levamisole, an immunomodulator, could increase the effectiveness of postoperative chemotherapy (MeCCNU + 5-FU) in Dukes C colorectal cancer patients. After entering 29 consecutive patients, the poor results of most studies of adjuvant therapy in colorectal cancer prompted an early end to patient accrual. After 8 years, the lack of significance in survival (48.9 versus 37.3%) and disease-free survival (50 versus 38.8%) between the two treatment arms rules out any improvement associated with Levamisole administration.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012074:Remission Induction; D012673:Semustine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D012673:Semustine; D007978:Levamisole; D005472:Fluorouracil