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Would you offer a patient with MMR-deficient colon cancer who underwent surgical resection of metachronous liver metastases "adjuvant therapy"?

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Medical Oncology · Mary Lanning Healthcare Morrison Cancer Center/University of Nebraska Medical Center Adjunct Faculty

In the general population of colorectal cancer patients with upfront resectable liver metastatic disease with low clinical risk, resection followed by a risk–benefit discussion regarding adjuvant chemotherapy or surveillance is appropriate. Fluorouracil-based chemotherapy compared to observation has...

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Medical Oncology

Agree with the above excellent summary. I would discuss the last paragraph with the patient and would suggest the following if no trial is available:

  1. If cDNA is negative, just observation and initiation of immunotherapy when demonstrable recurrence.
  2. In the likely setting of positive ctDNA, offer Fo...

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