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Metastatic Colorectal Cancer | AG9401

A randomised trial of early chemotherapy in asymptomatic metastatic colorectal cancer.

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Summary

People with advanced colon cancer sometimes feel completely well when they are first diagnosed. This study asks the question, “Is it better to start chemotherapy immediately - causing serious side-effects - or delay until symptoms appear?” The results of this study demonstrated that delaying chemotherapy was as safe as giving treatment straightaway and allowed better quality of life in the meantime.