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Salvatore L, Imperatori M, Arnoldi E, Carnaghi C, Cordio S, Cosimelli M, Cremolini C, Maiello E, Martinelli E, Normanno N, Sciallero S, Cannizzaro R, Musio D, Cinquini M, Moschetti I, Fittipaldo VA, Aprile G, Beretta GD. Management of patients with early-stage colon cancer: guidelines of the Italian Medical Oncology Association. ESMO Open 2021; 5:e001001. [PMID: 33262200 PMCID: PMC7709518 DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-001001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
About 75% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed as early stage, in which radical surgery is achievable. In the last decade, in Italy, the overall incidence of colorectal cancer has remained stable, while mortality gradually decreased, which is attributable to early diagnosis and improved medical, surgical and locoregional treatments. The Italian Medical Oncology Association formulated guidelines to manage early-stage colon cancer, including screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, which we herein present.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lisa Salvatore
- Medical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Lazio, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese, Catania, Sicilia, Italy
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- Department of Colo-Rectal Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
| | - Chiara Cremolini
- Department of Oncology, Medical Oncology, Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
| | - Evaristo Maiello
- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Puglia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine "F. Magrassi", Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Biologia Cellulare e Bioterapie, INT-Fondazione Pascale, Napoli, Italy
| | - Stefania Sciallero
- Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Martino IRCCS, IST, Genova, Italy
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- Gastroenterologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Radiotherapy, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy
| | - Michela Cinquini
- IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
| | | | - Giuseppe Aprile
- Department of Oncology, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
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