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Colorectal Cancer 2011: Updates in the Biology and Treatment

Zev Wainberg, MD, UCLA Assistant Professor, medical oncologist and Assistant Director of the GI Oncology program, discusses care of patients with colorectal cancer from initial diagnosis through treatment of early disease, and management of metastatic cancer. Colorectal cancer is best treated with systemic (drug) interventions that prevent the redevelopment of colon cancer after surgery or treat recurrence when it metastasizes to other organs. Traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and biological therapy are described along with ground-breaking targeted biological agents that are being tested in clinical trials and emerging in the clinic.

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