Abstract
Over the past three decades, survival outcomes of high-risk stage II and stage III colon cancer have improved with the use of adjuvant chemotherapy. Oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidine combination regimens, given for 6 months, are the current standard of care. However, chronic peripheral neuropathy can result as a side effect of oxaliplatin use. Investigators have questioned whether the recommended duration of adjuvant therapy is necessary. This review discusses the history of adjuvant therapy for colon cancer and provides a rationale for an ongoing clinical trial collaboration addressing the optimal duration of adjuvant therapy.
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