Liver Metastasis
Innovative surgery ‘changes the game’ for colorectal cancer that metastasizes to liver
Barclay Missen had resigned himself to hospice care.
Survival in metastatic colorectal cancer has improved, but further drug development needed
Survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has improved steadily since 2012, according to retrospective study results.
Simultaneous resection of liver metastasis, CRC tied to longer survival in wild-type KRAS
Perioperative complication rates were similar between simultaneous and delayed resection of liver metastasis and colorectal cancer, although survival benefits of simultaneous resection were greater in patients with KRAS wild-type tumors.
RFS an inadequate surrogate for OS after resection for colorectal liver metastasis
RFS is not an adequate surrogate for OS among patients who undergo resection for colorectal liver metastases, according to study results presented at Society of Surgical Oncology 2022 International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care.
Liver transplantation may benefit certain patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases
Liver transplantation may extend OS compared with portal vein embolization and liver resection for selected patients with advanced colorectal cancer liver metastases and a left-sided primary tumor, according to a study in JAMA Surgery.
Many patients with colorectal liver metastases not referred for resection, despite benefit
Resection of colorectal liver metastases, often performed in conjunction with chemotherapy, can substantially extend survival — a fact that has been acknowledged for about 20 years.
‘Intriguing and unexpected’ survival benefit with laparoscopic resection for colorectal liver metastases
Laparoscopic resection conferred a long-term survival advantage compared with open hepatectomy for patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer, according to findings from a patient-level meta-analysis published in Annals of Surgery.