Successful Multidisciplinary Treatment with Secondary Metastatic Liver Resection after Downsizing by Palliative Second-Line Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: A Curative Option

Successful Multidisciplinary Treatment with Secondary Metastatic Liver Resection after Downsizing by Palliative Second-Line Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: A Curative Option

Introduction: The prognostic outcome following progression after palliative first-line treatment for patients suffering from metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma is generally poor. Long-term relapse-free survival with palliative second-line treatment may be achieved in only a limited number of indiv...

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Main Authors: Axel Wein, Jürgen Siebler, Ruediger Goertz, Kerstin Wolff, Nicola Ostermeier, Dagmar Busse, Andreas E. Kremer, Franz Koch, Alexander Hagel, Michael Farnbacher, Ferdinand J. Kammerer, Markus F. Neurath, Robert Gruetzmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Secondary liver metastasis resection
Second-line chemotherapy
Curative option
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445677

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