What are the drug treatments for advanced colon cancer

What are the drug treatments for advanced colon cancer? So far, there are two new drugs for colorectal cancer abroad, which are targeted therapies. One is Avastin and the other is Erbitux. One of these two drugs is a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor and the other is a monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor receptor. These two drugs are used in combination with chemotherapy to significantly improve the efficacy and disease stability of patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

The combination of these two drugs and chemotherapy can extend the life of patients with advanced colorectal cancer by an average of 3-5 months. So far, the life of patients with advanced colorectal cancer (the so-called advanced stage refers to recurrent and metastatic colorectal cancer) can be extended to about 30 months on average through advanced active targeted therapy. In the past, the average survival of 5-fluorouracil and calcium tetrahydrofolate was only about 10 months. In the past 5 to 10 years, several new chemotherapy drugs have appeared, one of which is oxalic acid platinum, another is Xeloda, and Capto, which can extend the adjuvant therapy and treatment of advanced colon cancer. If combined with the targeted therapy just mentioned, the patient can extend the survival of patients by half a year or more than ten months, so that the median survival of patients with advanced colorectal cancer can be increased by 30 months. This is a great breakthrough.

Of course, patients with advanced colon cancer cannot be cured at present. After a period of medical development, new drugs may be developed, and it may be possible to cure advanced patients one day. Western medicine has many side effects in treatment, such as a decrease in white blood cells, loss of appetite, etc. It is best to cooperate with Chinese medicine treatment while taking drugs. Chinese medicine such as ginsenoside Rh2 can improve the patient's immunity. When used in combination with drugs, it has the effect of enhancing efficacy and reducing toxicity, improving diet, and stabilizing the number of white blood cells. It can directly inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells and induce differentiation and apoptosis. Patients in the late stage who cannot undergo surgery or chemotherapy can take it directly to improve their quality of life. After the body recovers, they can choose drug treatment.