Cetuximab Combined With Induction Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine, Followed by Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: SWOG 0713
Leichman CG, McDonough SL, Smalley SR, Billingsley KG, Lenz HJ, Beldner MA, Hezel AF, Velasco MR, Guthrie KA, Blanke CD, Hochster HS. Cetuximab Combined With Induction Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine, Followed by Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: SWOG 0713. Clinical Colorectal Cancer 2017, 17: e121-e125. PMID: 29233486, PMCID: PMC6598683, DOI: 10.1016/j.clcc.2017.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseAdvanced rectal cancerNeoadjuvant chemoradiationRectal cancerInduction chemotherapyKRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancerWild-type metastatic colorectal cancerThree-year disease-free survivalLocally Advanced Rectal CancerMetastatic colorectal cancerDisease-free survivalPhase III trialsAdequate hematologicEligible patientsBowel obstructionSame regimenIII trialsPerformance statusRenal functionComplete responseImproved survivalClinical outcomesMicroscopic cancerRectal adenocarcinomaPatient eligibility