title: FOLFOX for stage II colon cancer? A commentary on the recent FDA approval of oxaliplatin for adjuvant therapy of stage III colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grothey
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sargent
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D017277:Drug Approval; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D020714:Maximum Tolerated Dose; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil