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Biomarkers in colorectal liver metastases

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Despite a 5‐year overall survival rate of 58 per cent after liver resection for colorectal liver metastases (CLMs), more than half of patients develop recurrence, highlighting the need for accurate… Click to show full abstract

Despite a 5‐year overall survival rate of 58 per cent after liver resection for colorectal liver metastases (CLMs), more than half of patients develop recurrence, highlighting the need for accurate risk stratification and prognostication. Traditional prognostic factors have been superseded by newer outcome predictors, including those defined by the molecular origin of the primary tumour.

Keywords: liver metastases; biomarkers colorectal; colorectal liver; liver

Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2018

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