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Understanding all the treatment options available to you can beoverwhelming. What treatment will work or you? Which methodshave proven to be most efective? Use this guide to explore your
choices, get the acts about the latest breakthroughs, and under-stand what each treatment option involves so you can work withyour doctor to make an inormed decision. Clinical trials are alsoavailable or all stages o colorectal cancer.
Surgery/ResectionResection is the partial or complete removal o an organ, such asthe colon, liver or lung.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy reers to treatment using chemicals to kill cellsthat divide rapidly, such as harmul cancer cells.
Trade Name Generic Name
5Fluorouracil (5FU) ---
Camptosar Irinotecan/CPT-11
Xeloda Capecitabine
Eloxatin Oxaliplatin
Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Options by Stage of DiagnosisThe inormation below will help you understand some o the
treatment options available during each stage o colorectal cancer
Biologics
Biologics include a wide range o substances rom animal productsand other living sources (as opposed to chemically manuactured
medications) to prevent, diagnose or treat disease.
Trade Name Generic Name
Avastin Bevacizumab
Erbitux Cetuximab
Vectibix Panitumumab
Interventional RadiologyInterventional Radiology is a minimally invasive procedure involv-ing the precise placement o a needle into the body using imaging(MRI, X-ray, etc.) to target treatment to the source o the disease.
Treatment Types Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) This procedure is used to
treat unresectable metastatic disease. An electrical current isused to burn away the remaining tumor.
Chemoembolization Cancer-ghting agents are injecteddirectly to the site o a cancer tumor.
Microspheres This procedure uses a catheter to deliver tinybeads called microspheres that are coated with radiation,directly into the tumor.
The stage describes
the extent o the
cancer in the body
and is one o the most
important actors in
determining prognosis
and treatment options.
The higher stages
o cancer require
advanced treatment
options.
Stage 0 =Earliest stage o cancer
Stage IV=
Most advanced stage
o cancer
Stage Surgery Chemotherapy/Biologics Radiation Interventional
Radiology
Stage 0 Yes No No No
Stage I Yes No No No
Stage II Yes Yes, for rectal and high risk
colon cancers. FOLFOX (5-FU/
Leucovorin/Oxaliplatin)
or CapeOx (Capecitabine/
Oxaliplatin)
Yes, for rectal cancer.
Given in tandem with
5-FU or Xeloda
No
Stage III Yes FOLFOX or CapeOx Yes, for rectal cancer.
Given in tandem with
5-FU or Xeloda
No
Stage IV Yes, if the tumor is
obstructive or blocking
the bowel
No, if the tumor is not
blocking the bowel
FOLFOX or FOLFIRI (5-FU/
Leucovorin/Irinotecan) plus
Bevacizumab or Cetuximab or
Panitumumab
Yes, for rectal cancer
and in certain other
cases
Possibly. Options
could be Radio
Frequency
Ablation (RFA) or
chemoembolization
Treatment Options for Colorectal Cancer
Stages of Colorectal Cancer
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