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Do you recommend adjuvant chemotherapy to a low risk T3N0 stage II colon cancer if there was bowel perforation upstream from the tumor, with mucosa underlying tumor itself being intact?

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Medical Oncology · University of Wisconsin

The upstream perforation is likely from another cause like inflammatory bowel disease, I am assuming. In this situation, I would offer chemo regardless of the upstream perforation. I would consider if they are eligible for a clinical trial that is incorporating ctDNA to help decide. But my understan...

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