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We thank Kasai et al. for their interest in our study on outcomes after cytoreductive hepatectomy for neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases (NETLMs) and the opportunity to respond to their thoughtful comments.

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Correspondence to Sean P. Cleary MD, MSc, MPH, FRCSC.

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Dr. Thor Halfdanarson reports research support from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Advanced Accelerator Applications (a Novartis company), Camurus, Crinetics, and Isotopen Technologien Muenchen (ITM) and consulting or being on the advisory board of Ipsen, TerSera, Advanced Accelerator Applications (a Novartis company), Isotopen Technologien Muenchen (ITM), Crinetics, Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, and Camurus.

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Gudmundsdottir, H., Cleary, S.P. & Halfdanarson, T.R. Reply to “Residual Tumor Volume, Not Percent Cytoreduction, Matters for Surgery of Neuroendocrine Liver Metastasis”. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 5459–5460 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13839-z

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