The role of chemotherapy in managing patients with resectable liver metastases

Cancer Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-131

  Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R ^a   Kendrick, Michael L ^b   Grothey, Axel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Colon cancer; Colorectal cancer; Liver metastases; Liver resection; Liver toxicity; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CAPECITABINE; CETUXIMAB; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; REVIEW; STEATOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77951473745     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3181d823c8     Document Type: Review

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