How do you manage patients with oligometastatic CRC who have completed 6 months of chemotherapy with favorable response followed by partial hepatectomy, while awaiting resection of the primary tumor?

Topics: Gastrointestinal Cancers • Medical Oncology

Do you offer more chemotherapy during this time interval?

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution

Approximately 14-25% of colorectal cancer present with synchronous colorectal liver metastatic disease (CRLM). There are three treatment strategies: classic, combined, and reverse. The classic approach is to get the primary tumor resection first then systemic chemotherapy followed by liver metastase...

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