Right or Left? In Colorectal Cancer, Side Matters

Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD, Co-Chairman of the 2017 ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, explains why side matters in colorectal cancer. Left-sided tumors have different and often better outcomes, responding better to some therapies than their right-side counterparts. However, research is zeroing in on treatments to fight right-side tumors more effectively.