title: [Adjuvant chemotherapy of solid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract: where is the progress?].
abstract: Surgical therapy of any malignancy always attempts the complete removal of a cancer from the organism. An adjuvant chemotherapy has the goal to remove remaining tumor-cells, to prevent recurrence of the disease and to improve long term survival. Within the last years there has been a substantial improvement in prognosis due to multi-modal therapeutic regimens including combination-chemo-therapy and innovative radiation-protocols. This review aims to present and to critically review current concepts in the treatment of selected tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Universität Ulm, Robert-Koch-Strasse 8, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: von Wichert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seufferlein
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents