Prognostic factors in patients treated with transarterial radioembolization for unresectable and chemorefractory colorectal cancer with liver metastases.

CONCLUSION: Child-Pugh class B, low degree of hepatictumor response, and normal baseline CEA levelare prognostic factors for poorer survival after TARE in patients with unresectable and chemorefractory CRCLM. Hepatic tumor response is related to radiation activity delivered to the liver. PMID: 31104533 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol Source Type: research