Individualized prediction of survival benefit from primary tumor resection for patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer

Abstract Background The impact of primary tumor resection (PTR) on the prognosis of unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients remains debatable. We aimed to develop several prognostic nomograms which could be useful in predicting whether patients might benefit from PTR or not. Method...

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Main Authors: Yi Yang, Yujie Lu, Wen Jiang, Jinzhou Zhu, Su Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01972-y