Colorectal cancer: biological factors as molecular markers for a more targeted therapy. University of Antwerp
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most common form of cancer and cancer related deaths in developed countries. The prognosis of CRC is largely determined by the extent of primary disease at the time of diagnosis. Although the introduction of new chemotherapeutic agents improved the prognosis of CRC over the past decades, the outlook for most patients remains poor and difficult to predict. Tumor recurrence after curative resection ...