Prolonged survival in metastatic colorectal cancer following chemotherapy

Clinical Case Reports

Doru Paul¹  Menachem Gold² 

[1] Monter Cancer Center, North Shore LIJ Cancer Institute, Lake Success, New York;Department of Radiology Medicine Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center 234 East 149 street, Bronx, New York

关键词: 5‐Fluorouracil;    cancer;    chemotherapy;    colorectal;    cure;    metastatic;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.109

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Key Clinical Message

The cost of treating metastatic colorectal cancer has increased significantly after the introduction of targeted antivascular therapies. We report the unusual case of a patient with colorectal cancer with several large liver metastases at diagnosis, who was cured after removal of the primary tumor and treatment with 5-FU/LV only.

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