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Over the past decade, the efficacy of modern chemotherapy, with or without targeted therapy, has been markedly improved. Systemic therapy generates substantial tumour regression in around 50 % of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, median progression-free survival is prolonged to around 9 months, median overall survival approaches 2 years and the chance for resection is increased. The optimal strategy must be decided on by a multidisciplinary team.
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Part of the information in this introduction has been previously published in Acta Radiol., Sept 2009;50(7):707–708. doi:10.1080/028418509031722515.
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Pfeiffer, P. (2015). Introduction to Oncology. In: Baatrup, G. (eds) Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06142-9_12
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