SEOM clinical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (2018)

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second cause of cancer death in Spain, the objective of this guide published by the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology is to develop a consensus for the diagnosis and management of metastatic disease. The optimal treatment strategy for patients with metastatic CRC sho...

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Authors: Gómez-España MA, Gallego J, González-Flores E, Maurel J, Páez D, Sastre J, Aparicio J, Benavides M, Feliu J, Vera R
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
Repository:r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica
OAI Identifier:oai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p7077
Online Access:https://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/7077
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Colorectal cancer
Metastases
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Targeted agents
Ablative treatments
Frail patients
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Summary:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second cause of cancer death in Spain, the objective of this guide published by the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology is to develop a consensus for the diagnosis and management of metastatic disease. The optimal treatment strategy for patients with metastatic CRC should be discussed in a multidisciplinary expert team to select the most appropriate treatment, and integrate systemic treatment and other options such as surgery and ablative techniques depending on the characteristics of the tumour, the patient and the location of the disease and metastases.