Major Scope

  •  Colon and Rectal Surgery
  •  General Surgery
  •  Gynecologic Oncology
  •  Plastic Surgery
  •  Neurological Surgery
  •  Orthopaedic Surgery
  •  Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
  •  Neonatal Surgery
  •  Prenatal Surgery
  •  Trauma Surgery
  •  Surgical Intensivists, Specializing In Critical Care Patients
  •  Thoracic Surgery
  •  Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  •  Thoracic Surgery-Integrated
  •  Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Citation: Clin Surg. 2016;1(1):1225.Research Article | Open Access

Local and Systemic Therapies for Liver Metastases

Qiang Gao, Zhenggang Ren, Jia Fan and Diyang Xie

Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, China

*Correspondance to: Qiang Gao 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1225

Abstract

Liver metastases are accountable for a high mortality and morbidity in patients with metastatic diseases. The majority of liver metastases are derived from colorectal, gastric and neuroendocrine primary tumors. Resection is the only potentially curative approach to selected colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) and neuroendocrine liver metastases (NELM). Improvements in systemic therapies and operative technologies have succeeded in converting some borderline unresectable cases to resectable, resulting in a more favorable overall survival. For unresectable CRLM or NELM because of the size, location or comorbidities, other locoregional treatments including ablation, intraatrial therapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy can serve as an alternative with proved efficacy and safety. Evidences on locoregional strategies for non-colorectal, non-neuroendocrine liver metastases (NCNELM) are scarce and warrant large randomized controlled trials for verification. Resection has been indicated as a curative attempt for highly selected gastric liver metastases in Eastern centers. Systemic therapy remains the cornerstone for metastatic diseases. The optimal management of liver metastases requires a multidisciplinary team to form an individualized therapeutic approach. This article evaluates current evidences on the management of liver metastases, with an emphasis on liver-directed local treatment.

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Gao Q, Ren Z, Fan J, Xie D. Local and Systemic Therapies for Liver Metastases. Clin Surg. 2016; 1: 1225.

Journal Basic Info

  • Impact Factor: 2.395**
  • H-Index: 8
  • ISSN: 2474-1647
  • DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
  • NLM ID: 101702548

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