title: Expert consensus on maintenance treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer in China.
abstract: The impact of maintenance therapy on progression-free survival and overall survival as well as quality of life of Chinese patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has long been under discussion. Recently, some phase III clinical trials have revealed that maintenance therapy can significantly prolong the progression-free survival while maintain an acceptable safety profile. Based on this evidence and common treatment practice in China, we now generated one Expert Consensus on Maintenance Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in China to further specify the necessity of maintenance therapy, suitable candidates for such treatment, and appropriate regimens.
authors.affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China. xurh@sysucc.org.cn.|Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China. xurh@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Rui-Hua
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, 100142, P. R. China. lin100@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Lin
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authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tongji University Tianyou Hospital, Shanghai, 200331, P. R. China. tianyoulijin@163.com.
authors.forename: Jin
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, The 307th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100071, P. R. China. jmxu2003@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jian-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, P. R. China. bifeng@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Feng
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authors.lastname: Bi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, P. R. China. yiba999@153.com.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, The 301th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100853, P. R. China. baili_0795@163.com.
authors.forename: Li
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authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, P. R. China. shuyongqian@csco.org.cn.
authors.forename: Yong-Qian
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China. liu.tianshu@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors.forename: Tian-Shu
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China. liyh@sysucc.org.cn.|Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China. liyh@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Yu-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100032, P. R. China. baichunmei1964@yahoo.com.cn.
authors.forename: Chun-Mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, P. R. China. yxl@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Xiang-Lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200035, P. R. China. junzhang@188.com.
authors.forename: Jun
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China. chengong@sysucc.org.cn.|Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China. chengong@sysucc.org.cn.
authors.forename: Gong
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authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China. zhouap1825@126.com.
authors.forename: Ai-Ping
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, P. R. China. yuanying1999@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, Shanxi, P. R. China. wangxijing@21cn.com.
authors.forename: Xi-Jing
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China. qianxiaoping211@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510655, Guangdong, P. R. China. 13925106525@163.com.
authors.forename: Yan-Hong
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mesh_terms: D002681:China; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D032921:Consensus; D006801:Humans; D060046:Maintenance Chemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome