Efficacy of Adjuvant 5-Fluorouracil Therapy for Patients with EMAST-Positive Stage II/III Colorectal Cancer
Hamaya Y, Guarinos C, Tseng-Rogenski SS, Iwaizumi M, Das R, Jover R, Castells A, Llor X, Andreu M, Carethers JM. Efficacy of Adjuvant 5-Fluorouracil Therapy for Patients with EMAST-Positive Stage II/III Colorectal Cancer. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0127591. PMID: 25996601, PMCID: PMC4440728, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerStage II/III CRC patientsStage II/III colorectal cancerKaplan-Meier survival curvesSelected Tetranucleotide RepeatsSporadic colorectal cancerElevated microsatellite alterationsEMAST statusEfficacy of adjuvantsCRC patientsImproved survivalPatient outcomesSomatic dysfunctionPatientsMicrosatellite alterationsSurvival curvesCancerChemotherapySurvival dataSubsequent cytotoxicityEMASTSurvivalMMR functionSame extentCytotoxicity