V. Conca , P. Ciracì , C. Boccaccio , A. Minelli , C. Antoniotti , C. Cremolini
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Abstract
Since colon cancer has a high rate of shedding of tumour fragments into the blood, several research efforts are now focused on the investigation of the minimal residual disease through the detection of ctDNA to tailor the adjuvant therapy of colon cancer patients and optimize its cost/effectiveness balance. The negative prognostic impact of detectable ctDNA in patients’ blood after radical surgery for colon cancer is well established. Several clinical trials adopting heterogeneous designs and techniques are now ongoing to translate promises into daily practice by answering five general questions: i) is a ctDNA-guided decision making efficacious in the post-operative management of colon cancer patients? ii) are de-escalation strategies possible in ctDNA-negative cases? iii) are escalation strategies useful to improve the prognosis of ctDNA-positive patients? iv) when MRD is identified at the end of the adjuvant chemotherapy, is another post-adjuvant systemic therapy efficacious? v) can we exploit ctDNA technologies in the follow up of colon cancer patients? This review focuses on currently ongoing trials and how their results may affect the ctDNA “liquid revolution” of early colon cancer.
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Cancer Treatment Reviews
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International journal focused on developments in cancer treatment research
Publishes state-of-the-art, authoritative reviews to keep clinicians and researchers informed
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