Chemotherapy and target therapy as neo-adjuvant approach for initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases
Although surgery is the most effective treatment for liver metastases in colorectal cancer patients, only 15-20% of these patients are suitable for a radical surgical approach, and metastases recurrence may occur at follow up. In the last decade, the use of pre-operative chemotherapy in combination...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-06-01
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Series: | Oncology Reviews |
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Online Access: | http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/179 |