colorectal

Minnesotan Amanda Wilke's 42nd birthday, June 10, wasn't just a day to celebrate. After battling colorectal cancer since 2017, Wilk rang the bell at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago to …

after lung transplant A journey of resilience and innovation Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States, …

For carefully selected patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases, the combination of liver transplantation and chemotherapy significantly improves overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone, according to results from the TRANSMET …

colon Cancer often spreads to the liver, and surgical removal of liver tumors is not an option for some patients. A new study led by researchers at Wilmot Cancer Institute …

CHICAGO — Liver transplantation for unresectable colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases dramatically improves long-term survival rates, French researchers report. Five-year overall survival (OS) increased from 13% with standard chemotherapy to …

The addition of liver transplant to chemotherapy resulted in a 73% 5-year overall survival (OS) rate compared with 9% for patients with completely unresectable colorectal liver metastases, achieving the primary …

René Adam, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Cancer and Transplantation, Paul Bruss Hospital, Villejuif, France, will discuss the efficacy of chemotherapy with liver transplantation for patients …

New tools to monitor recurrence An essential new tool being incorporated into this process is a test called a liquid biopsy, which differs from a tissue biopsy in that it …