Colon Cancer

Reports from H. Sorbye and colleagues advance knowledge in colon cancer

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, January 27th, 2008

According to recent research from Bergen, Norway, "Prognostic factors have the potential to determine the survival of patients to a greater extent than current antineoplastic agents. Despite this knowledge, there is no consensus on, first, what patient characteristics to report and, second, what stratification factors to use in metastatic colorectal cancer trials."

"Seven leading oncology and medical journals were reviewed for phase II and III publications reporting on medical treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients during 2001-2005. One hundred and forty-three studies with 21 214 patients were identified. The reporting of patient characteristics and use of...

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Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2008-01-27)

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