The challenge of molecular selection in liver-limited metastatic colorectal cancer for surgical resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis in the context of current and future approaches
ROSSANA RONCATO1,2, JERRY POLESEL3, FEDERICA TOSI4,5,*, ELENA PERUZZI1,*, ERIKA BRUGUGNOLI6, CLAUDIA LAURIA PANTANO7, MARIA FURFARO8, FILIPPO DI GIROLAMO9,10, ALESSANDRO NANI11, ARIANNA PANI4, NOEMI MILAN1, ELENA DE MATTIA1, ANDREA SARTORE-BIANCHI4,5, ERIKA CECCHIN1
Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.9, pp. 1407-1422, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2024.049181
- 23 August 2024
Abstract Objectives: Treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) includes resection of liver metastases (LM), however, no validated biomarker identifies patients most likely to benefit from this procedure. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the impact of the most relevant molecular alterations in cancer-related genes of CRC (i.e., RAS, BRAF, SMAD4, PIK3CA) as prognostic markers of survival and disease recurrence in patients with mCRC surgically treated by LM resection. Methods: A systematic literature review was performed to identify studies reporting data regarding survival and/or recurrence in patients that underwent complete liver resection for CRC LM, stratified according to… More >
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