Comparison of 5-FU-based and Capecitabine-based Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Rectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis.

Introduction: The inconvenience of using infusion therapies resulted in the development of capecitabine (CA), an oral fluoropyrimidine. In this meta-analysis, we evaluated 10 studies that compared the efficacy and safety of an oral CA-based regimen with those of a continuous infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) regimen for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer.

Materials And Methods: The databases searched included Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Google Scholar (until August 31, 2016).

[Clinicopathological features and prognosis of colorectal cancer patients with preoperative cancer-related anemia].

Objective: To analyze the clinicopathological features and prognosis of colorectal cancer patients with preoperative cancer-related anemia.

Methods: Clinical data of 354 patients with colorectal cancer in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College from January 2003 to July 2009 were analyzed retrospectively. Those with hemoglobin(Hb)<120 g/L before surgery were defined as cancer-related anemia.