[Postoperative follow-up in patients with colorectal cancers who have undergone curative resection: intensive or conventional follow-up?].

Date publication

octobre 2008

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BEDENNE Laurent , Pr LEPAGE Côme

Tous les auteurs :
Dahan L, Lepage C, Ouaissi M, Sastre B, Bedenne L, Seitz JF

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18603392

Résumé

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common human malignancies. Surgical resection remains the primary treatment but cancer recurrences (locoregional or distant) are associated with a poor prognosis. Follow-up is of particular importance in the three-years after surgery and various strategies have been purposed in the surveillance of patients after curative resection for colorectal cancer. The objective is to diagnose a recurrence at the earliest possible stage, enabling a second curative treatment. Optimal strategy for follow-up remains controversial. Results from randomized trials comparing low intensity programs and intensive programs of colorectal cancer surveillance are insufficient to recommend a follow-up strategy. To update recommendations for surveillance of colorectal cancer, larger prospective randomized studies are required.

Référence

Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2008 Oct;32(10):828-34