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Review
. 2025 Jan 15;38(5):339-342.
doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1801391. eCollection 2025 Sep.

Personalizing Perioperative Chemotherapy in Colon Cancer

Joyce H Pang  1 , Charles A Baldi 3rd  1 , Daniel O Herzig  1
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Review

Personalizing Perioperative Chemotherapy in Colon Cancer

Joyce H Pang et al. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. .

Abstract

The traditional, surgery-first approach for colon cancer is increasingly challenged by our evolving understanding of tumor biology and a growing number of measurable tumor features that can help guide contemporary treatment plans. Certain tumor characteristics now make it practical to challenge locally advanced colon cancer with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or immunotherapy, and allow for targeted postoperative therapies. The contemporary data supporting these tailored approaches to integrating systemic therapy before or after resection are summarized in this article.

Keywords: chemotherapy; colon cancer; microsatellite instability; next-generation sequencing.

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Conflict of Interest None declared.

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