Journal article
Effect of PET-CT on disease recurrence and its management in patients with potentially resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases: The long-term results of a randomized control trial.
Abstract
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Background: The PETCAM randomized trial evaluated the effect of preoperative PET-CT (vs. no PET-CT) on surgical management in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases. In this study, 8% of patients had a change in surgical management, including a higher proportion of major liver resections in the PET-CT arm. The current study compares the intervention groups for 5-year disease free (DFS) and overall survival (OS), …
Authors
Serrano Aybar PE; Gu C-S; Husien M; Jalink D; Martel G; Tsang ME; Hallet JI; Gallinger S; Ritter A; McAlister V
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 36, No. 4_suppl, pp. 562–562
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
February 1, 2018
DOI
10.1200/jco.2018.36.4_suppl.562
ISSN
0732-183X