Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most lethal and prevalent malignancies in the world and was responsible for nearly 881,000 cancer-related deaths in 2018. Surgery and chemotherapy have long been the first choices for cancer patients. However, the prognosis of CRC has never been satisfying, especially for patients with metastatic lesions. Targeted therapy is a new optional approach that has successfully prolonged overall survival for CRC patients. Following successes with the anti-EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) agent cetuximab and the anti-angiogenesis agent bevacizumab, new agents blocking different critical pathways as well as immune checkpoints are emerging at an unprecedented rate. Guidelines worldwide are currently updating the recommended targeted drugs on the basis of the increasing number of high-quality clinical trials. This review provides an overview of existing CRC-targeted agents and their underlying mechanisms, as well as a discussion of their limitations and future trends.

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Title
Comprehensive review of targeted therapy for colorectal cancer
Author
Yuan-Hong, Xie 1 ; Ying-Xuan, Chen 1 ; Jing-Yuan, Fang 1 

 Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shanghai, China (GRID:grid.16821.3c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0368 8293) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
20959907
e-ISSN
20593635
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2379542946
Copyright
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