Local Treatment of Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: Results of a Randomized Phase II Trial

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Authors

Theo J. M. Ruers · The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Frits van Coevorden · The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Cornelis J.A. Punt · University of Amsterdam

Jean-Pierre E. N. Pierie · Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden

Inne Borel-Rinkes

Jonathan A. Ledermann · University College London

Graeme J. Poston · University of Liverpool

Abstract

This phase II trial is the first randomized study demonstrating that aggressive local treatment can prolong OS in patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 109, Issue 9

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx015

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