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How would you approach adjuvant therapy for low-risk stage III colon cancer (T2N1) in an elderly patient with a good PS?

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What treatment would you choose for stage III colon cancer (T2N1) in an elderly patient (>70 years) with a good PS?

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Medical Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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Patients with stage III colon cancer should receive adjuvant therapy to reduce recurrence risk. FOLFOX adjuvant treatment should reduce relative recurrence risk by about 1/3 (e.g from 35% to 25%). Based on the IDEA collaboration, 3 months of treatment is approximately equal to 6 months of adjuvant t...

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