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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2021; 13(5): 392-405
Published online May 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i5.392
Table 2 Clinical trials in transplantation vs best medical therapy for liver-limited colorectal metastases
Ref.
Study
n
Characteristics
Intervention
Overall survival
Progression free survival
Hagness et al[75]SECA-I21Unresectable; > 6 mo of neoadjuvant therapyLiver transplant 5-yr OS: 60%5-yr RFS: 33%
Dueland et al[68]SECA-II15Unresectable; at least a 10% response to systemic therapy; disease stability 12 moLiver transplant 5-yr OS: 83%3-yr RFS: 35%
Tveit et al[76]NORDIC VII566Metastatic CRC; treatment-naïve; no resection with curative intentA: FLOX alone; B: FLOX + Cetuximab; C: Cetuximab + Intermittent FLOX3-yr OS: 6-8%1-yr PFS: 20-32%