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SUBMITTER: Pedziwiatr M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5662673 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pędziwiatr Michał M Mizera Magdalena M Witowski Jan J Major Piotr P Torbicz Grzegorz G Gajewska Natalia N Budzyński Andrzej A
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) 20171030 12
Most current guidelines do not recommend primary tumor resection in stage IV unresectable colorectal cancer. Rapid chemotherapy development over the last decade has substantially changed the decision making. However, results of recently published trials and meta-analyses suggest that primary tumor resection may in fact be beneficial, principally in terms of prolonged survival. Additional factors, such as use of minimally invasive approach or protocols of enhanced recovery after surgery, affect c ...[more]