Oxaliplatin plus fluoropyrimidines as adjuvant therapy for colon cancer in older patients: A subgroup analysis from the TOSCA trial

G. Rosati, S. Lonardi, F. Galli, M. Di Bartolomeo, M. Ronzoni, M.G. Zampino, M. Banzi, A. Zaniboni, F. Pasini, S. Bozzarelli, S.K. Garattini, D. Ferrari, V. Montesarchio, A. Mambrini, L. Ciuffreda, F. Galli, V. Pusceddu, C. Carlomagno, P. Bidoli, D. AmorosoA.M. Bochicchio, L. Frassineti, D. Corsi, D. Bilancia, A. Pastorino, A. De Stefano, R. Labianca, D. Bilancia, G. Rosati, V. Montesarchio, R.V. Iaffaioli, G. Nasti, B. Daniele, V. Zagonel, N. Pella, G. Aprile, F. Pasini, R.P. Marchetti, A. Romiti, D. Ferrari, P. Foa, A. Zaniboni, S. Mosconi, A. Sobrero, P. Bidoli, M. Cazzaniga, G.D. Beretta, D.C. Corsi, E. Cortesi, S. Barni, F. Petrelli, P. Allione, A.M. D'Arco, G. Valmadre, E. Piazza, E. Veltri, G.V. Ramus, L. Giustini, S. Tumulo, S. Cascinu, C. Granetto, F. Testore, M. Giordano, M. Moroni, M. Di Seri, A. Nuzzo, L. Angelelli, S. Gori, G. Farina, M. Aglietta, R. Franchi, M. Comandé, P. Giordani, G. Tonini, E. Bucci, A. Ballestrero, M. Benasso, C. Graiff, S. Bravi, O. Caffo, R.R. Silva, L. Frontini, S. Rota, L. Cozzi, M. Cantore, E. Maiello, S. Cinieri, N. Silvestris, S. Romito, V. Gebbia, M. Banzi, A. Santoro, F. Artioli, R. Mattioli, A. Contu, F. Di Costanzo, F. Leonardi, L. Cavanna, R. Passalacqua, D. Amoroso, P. Sozzi, M. D'Amico, D. Amadori, L. Frassineti, D. Turci, A. Ravaioli, E. Pasquini, A. Gambi, M. Faedi, G. Cruciani, E. Bajetta, M. Di Bartolomeo, L. Gianni, M.T. Ionta, B. Massidda, M. Scartozzi, M.G. Zampino, A.M. Bochicchio, A. Ciarlo, A. Di Leo, S. Frustaci, G. Rangoni, A. Arizzoia, L. Pavesi, C. Verusio, G. Pinotti, A. Iop, S. De Placido, C. Carlomagno, V. Adamo, C. Ficorella, D. Natale, E. Greco, E. Rulli, F. Galli, D. Poli, L. Porcu, V. Torri

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Abstract

Background: Previous studies on oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidines as adjuvant therapy in older patients with stage III colon cancer (CC) produced conflicting results. Patients and methods: We assessed the impact of age on time to tumour recurrence (TTR), disease-free survival (DFS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and overall survival (OS) in 2360 patients with stage III CC (1667 aged
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)190-201
Number of pages12
JournalEuropean Journal of Cancer
Volume148
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • capecitabine plus oxaliplatin
  • fluoropyrimidine
  • oxaliplatin
  • antineoplastic agent
  • capecitabine
  • fluorouracil
  • folinic acid
  • adjuvant therapy
  • adult
  • aged
  • Article
  • cancer specific survival
  • cancer staging
  • colon cancer
  • controlled study
  • disease free survival
  • drug efficacy
  • female
  • follow up
  • human
  • major clinical study
  • male
  • overall survival
  • patient compliance
  • post hoc analysis
  • priority journal
  • treatment interruption
  • tumor recurrence
  • adjuvant chemotherapy
  • colon tumor
  • middle aged
  • mortality
  • pathology
  • prognosis
  • survival rate
  • very elderly
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Capecitabine
  • Chemotherapy
  • Adjuvant
  • Colonic Neoplasms
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence
  • Local
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Prognosis
  • Survival Rate

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