Survival after liver resection in metastatic colorectal cancer: review and meta-analysis of prognostic factors

Taylor, Aliki; Primrose, John; Langeberg, Wendy; , Kelsh; Mowat, Fionna; Alexander, Dominik; A. Choti, Michael; J. Poston, Graeme; Kanas, Gena

doi:10.2147/clep.s34285

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Survival after liver resection in metastatic colorectal cancer: review and meta-analysis of prognostic factors

Published in Clinical Epidemiology • Nov 1, 2012

Authors:

Aliki Taylor

John Primrose

Wendy Langeberg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hepatic metastases develop in approximately 50% of colorectal cancer (CRC) cases. We performed a review and meta-analysis to evaluate survival after resection of CRC liver metastases (CLMs) and estimated the summary effect for seven prognostic factors. METHODS: Studies published between ...

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Medicine

Carcinoembryonic antigen

Meta-analysis

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