title: [Progression of adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer].
abstract: Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy is benefit to survival of stage III colon cancer patients. Regimens containing 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) are used as the main therapy, including 5-FU/Lev, Mayo (FU/LV), protracted venous infusion of 5-FU, orally administered fluorouracil (UFT, Xeloda), and so on. 5-FU combined with oxaliplatin may improve therapeutic efficacy; however, further study on therapeutic efficacy of 5-FU combined with irinotecan is needed. The survival benefit of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II colon cancer is controversial now; while postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for high-risk colon cancer patients should be considered. The progression of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer patients was reviewed in the article.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China. Heyoujian2002@163.com
authors.forename: You-Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Qiu-Mei
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yu-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007978:Levamisole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077150:Oxaliplatin
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D007978:Levamisole; D000077146:Irinotecan; D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D002166:Camptothecin