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SUBMITTER: Deek MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7101059 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar/Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deek Matthew P MP Tran Phuoc T PT
Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) 20200301 2
Our understanding of metastatic disease is rapidly advancing, with recent evidence supporting an oligometastatic state currently defined by patients having a limited (typically ≤5) number of metastatic deposits. The optimal management of these patients is also shifting toward increased integration of local therapies, with emerging evidence suggesting metastasis-directed therapy can improve overall survival. Additionally, the use of stereotactic ablative radiation therapy within castration-sensit ...[more]