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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2014

Prognostic and predictive response factors in colorectal cancer patients: between hope and reality.

Chiara De Divitiis, Guglielmo Nasti, Massimo Montano, Rossella Fisichella, Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli, Massimiliano Berretta

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chiara De DivitiisChiara De Divitiis, Guglielmo Nasti, Massimo Montano, Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli, Medical Oncology, Abdominal Department, National Cancer Institute G. Pascale Foundation, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Guglielmo NastiChiara De Divitiis, Guglielmo Nasti, Massimo Montano, Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli, Medical Oncology, Abdominal Department, National Cancer Institute G. Pascale Foundation, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Massimo MontanoChiara De Divitiis, Guglielmo Nasti, Massimo Montano, Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli, Medical Oncology, Abdominal Department, National Cancer Institute G. Pascale Foundation, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Rossella FisichellaChiara De Divitiis, Guglielmo Nasti, Massimo Montano, Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli, Medical Oncology, Abdominal Department, National Cancer Institute G. Pascale Foundation, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Rosario Vincenzo IaffaioliChiara De Divitiis, Guglielmo Nasti, Massimo Montano, Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli, Medical Oncology, Abdominal Department, National Cancer Institute G. Pascale Foundation, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
Massimiliano BerrettaChiara De Divitiis, Guglielmo Nasti, Massimo Montano, Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli, Medical Oncology, Abdominal Department, National Cancer Institute G. Pascale Foundation, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in Western Countries. In the last decade the survival of patients with metastatic CRC has improved dramatically. Due to the advent of new drugs (irinotecan and oxaliplatin) and target therapies (i.e., bevacizumab, cetuximab and panitumab), the median overall survival has risen from about 12 mo in the mid nineties to 30 mo recently. Many questions needing of right collocations and more clearness still exist regarding the prognostic factors and the predictive factors of response to therapy. Despite advances in dosing and scheduling of chemotherapy in both adjuvant and advanced settings, and a greater emphasis on early detection, the outlook still remains poor for most patients. Molecular analyses have shown that the natural history of all CRCs is not the same. Individual patients with same stage tumours may have different long term prognosis and response to therapy. In addition, some prognostic variables are likely to be more important than others. Here we review the role of prognostic factors and predictive factors according to the recently published English literature.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyMultimodal ImagingNeoplasm StagingPatient SelectionPositron-Emission TomographyPrecision MedicinePredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorColorectal cancerMetastasesMolecular analysesPrognosisPrognostic factorsTherapy

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PMID25386053
PMCPMC4223238

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