Using Immunotherapy for the Treatment of mCRC
Thierry Andre, MD, a professor of medical oncology at the University Pierre et Marie Curie, and Head of the Medical Oncology Department in St. Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, discusses factors that a community oncologist should consider when choosing the right treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Thierry Andre, MD, a professor of medical oncology at the University Pierre et Marie Curie, and Head of the Medical Oncology Department in St. Antoine Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, discusses factors that a community oncologist should consider when choosing the right treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
To date, the best way to treat patients with colorectal or metastatic colorectal cancer is with radiation. This is the standard of care for all gastric cancers at the St. Antoine Hospital in Paris, Andre explains.
Despite the success in the field of immunotherapies, every patient needs to be looked at individually before coming up with a treatment regimen. Immunotherapies should only be used on patients that can expect to benefit from this treatment.
