Colorectal Pulmonary Metastases: Pulmonary Metastasectomy or Stereotactic Radiotherapy?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary metastasectomy and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) are both guideline-recommended treatments for selected patients with oligometastatic colorectal pulmonary metastases. However, there is limited evidence comparing these local treatment modalities in similar patient groups.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed records of consecutive patients treated for colorectal pulmonary metastases with surgical metastasectomy or SABR from 2012 to 2019 at two Dutch referral hospitals that had different approaches toward the local treatment of colorectal pulmonary metastases, one preferring surgery, the other preferring SABR. Two comparable patient groups were identified based on tumor and treatment characteristics.

Results

The metastasectomy group compr

SUBMITTER: van Dorp M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647532 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature