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Tumour response and secondary resectability of colorectal liver metastases following neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cetuximab: the CELIM randomised phase 2 trial.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Jan 2010
Folprecht Gunnar, Gruenberger Thomas, Bechstein Wolf O, Raab Hans-Rudolf, Lordick Florian, Hartmann Jörg T, Lang Hauke, Frilling Andrea, Stoehlmacher Jan, Weitz Jürgen, Konopke Ralf, Stroszczynski Christian, Liersch Torsten, Ockert Detlev, Herrmann Thomas, Goekkurt Eray, Parisi Fabio, Köhne Claus-Henning
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastases can downsize tumours for curative resection. We assessed the effectiveness of cetuximab combined with chemotherapy in this setting. METHODS: Between Dec 2, 2004, and March 27, 2008, 114 patients were enrolled from 17 centres in Germany and Austria; three patients receiving FOLFOX6 alone were excluded from the analysis. Patients with...
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