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Tailored systemic therapy for colorectal cancer liver metastases

Carolin Czauderna, Kim Luley, Nikolas von Bubnoff, Jens U. Marquardt*

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Liver metastases are the most common site of metastatic spread in colorectal cancer. Current treatment approaches involve effective systemic therapies in combination with surgical and/or interventional strategies. Multimodal strategies greatly improved clinical outcomes of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer over the last decades. Identification of predictive and prognostic biomarkers helped to comprehensively refine individual targeted treatment approaches and resulted in median overall survival rates of 30 months or longer. Current guidelines, thus, recommend treatment selection according to patients’ performance status, tumor localization and stage as well as the tumor’s molecular and genetic status. Here, we outline the latest developments in molecular decision-making for patients with upfront resectable, potentially or initially unresectable and non/never-resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number11780
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume22
Issue number21
ISSN1661-6596
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.11.2021

Funding

Conflicts of Interest: J.U.M. reports receiving speaker’s honoraria from Roche AG and Bayer. N.v.B. reports receiving research funding from Novartis. K.L. reports receiving lecture fees from Sanofy gemzyme and congress support from Ipsen. C.C. reports receiving consulting fees from MSD and lecture fees from EISAI. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the manuscript.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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