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Ablation of colorectal liver metastasis: Interaction of ablation margins and RAS mutation profiling on local tumour progression-free survival.
European radiology - 1 Jul 2018
Calandri Marco, Yamashita Suguru, Gazzera Carlo, Fonio Paolo, Veltri Andrea, Bustreo Sara, Sheth Rahul A, Yevich Steven M, Vauthey Jean-Nicolas, Odisio Bruno C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate effects of ablation margins on local tumour progression-free survival (LTPFS) according to RAS status in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM). METHODS: This two-institution retrospective study from 2005-2016 included 136 patients (91 male, median age 60 years) with 218 ablated CLM. LTPFS was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and evaluated with the log-rank test....
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