Adjuvant chemotherapy with oxaliplatin, in combination with fluorouracil plus leucovorin prolongs disease-free survival, but causes more adverse events in people with stage II or III colon cancer:☆☆☆☆☆☆
Abstracted from: André T, Boni C, Mounedji-Boudiaf L, et al. Multicenter international study of oxaliplatin/5-fluorouracil/leucovorin in the adjuvant treatment of colon cancer (MOSAIC) investigators. Oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin as adjuvant treatment for colon cancer. N Engl J Med 2004;350:2343–51
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☆ Sources of funding: Sanofi-Synthelabo, the manufacturer of oxaliplatin.
☆☆ For Correspondence Dr. de Gramont, Hopital Saint Antoine, 184 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, Paris 75012, France. E-mail: aimery.de-gramont@sat.ap-hop-paris.fr.
☆☆☆ Abstract provided by Bazian Ltd., London.
PII: S0305-7372(04)00148-3
doi:10.1016/j.ctrv.2004.09.002
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