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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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