Impact of Preoperative Chemotherapy on Complications and Regeneration After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Liver Metastases

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00779272

StV 29-2008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to evaluate for the first time not only the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on clinical outcome, but also on liver regeneration after liver resection.

Enrollment: 184 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Liver resection due to colorectal liver metastases between 2003 and 2007

Exclusion criteria

• Incomplete assessment of preoperative chemotherapy

Trial design

184 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Without preoperative chemotherapy

2

Description:

With preoperative chemotherapy