ESMO Open
(Dec 2020)
Management of patients with early-stage colon cancer: guidelines of the Italian Medical Oncology Association
Chiara Cremolini,
Michela Cinquini,
Lisa Salvatore,
Marco Imperatori,
Ermenegildo Arnoldi,
Carlo Carnaghi,
Maurizio Cosimelli,
Stefania Sciallero,
Renato Cannizzaro,
Daniela Musio,
Ivan Moschetti,
Veronica Andrea Fittipaldo,
Giuseppe Aprile,
Giordano D Beretta
Affiliations
Chiara Cremolini
Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Michela Cinquini
statistician
Lisa Salvatore
Medical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Marco Imperatori
Medical Oncology, A.O.R. San Carlo, Potenza, Potenza, Italy
Ermenegildo Arnoldi
Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy
Carlo Carnaghi
Medical Oncology, Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese, Catania, Sicilia, Italy
Maurizio Cosimelli
Department of Colo-Rectal Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Stefania Sciallero
Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Martino IRCCS, IST, Genova, Italy
Renato Cannizzaro
Gastroenterologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
Daniela Musio
Radiotherapy, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Ivan Moschetti
IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
Veronica Andrea Fittipaldo
IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
Giuseppe Aprile
Department of Oncology, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Giordano D Beretta
Medical Oncology, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2020-001001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5,
no. 6
Abstract
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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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