Table 4 Complete response of DLM
From: Imaging in disappearing colorectal liver metastases and their accuracy: a systematic review
Ref. | Patients with DLM (%) | Initial CRLM | DLM | DLM/patient | CPR/resected DLM | CCR/DLM left in situ | Time to recurrence | Median follow-up (months) | DLM with CR | DLM with CR + IOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elias et al. [14] | 15 (14) | n.s. | n.s. | n/a | n/a | 8/11 patients | 5, 5, 8 months | 31 | n/a | n/a |
Benoist et al. [13] | 38 (7) | 183 | 66 | 1.7 | 3/15 | 8/31 | n.s. | 12 | 17% | 24% |
Elias et al. [15] | 16 (7) | 134 | 69 | 4.3 | n/a | 10/16 patients | n.s. | 50 | n/a | n/a |
Auer et al. [16] | 39 (9) | 166 | 118 | 3 | 44/68 | 31/50 | Mean 21 months | 41 | 64% | 65% |
Tanaka et al. [17] | 23 (37) | 472 | 86 | 3.7 | 6/17 | 16/27 | Median 14 months | 44 | 69% | 80% |
Goèré et al. [18] | 27 (n/a) | 523 | 96 | 3.6 | n/a | 18/27 | Median 14 months | 55 | n/a | n/a |
van Vledder et al. [19] | 40 (24) | n.s | 127 | 3.2 | 26/67 | 24/45 | n.s. | 20 | 45% | 54% |
Ferrero et al. [20] | 33 (19) | 624 | 67 | 2 | 22/57 | 4/10 | Within 12 months | n.s. | 39% | 64% |
Park et al. [21] | 87 (n/a) | 393 | CT: 203, MRI: 55 | 0.6 (MRI) | CT: 47/168, MRI: 28/39 | CT: 24/35, MRI: 15/16 | Within 12 months | 12 | CT: 35%, MRI: 78% | CT: 69%, MRI: 94% |
Kim et al. [22] | 43 (31) | 289 | 168 | 3.9 | 8/8 | 128/150 | n.s. | 22 | 85% | n/a |
Arita et al. [23] | 11 (15) | 234 | 32 | 0.4 | 10/37 | 4/7 | n.s. | n.s. | 41% | IOUS: 46%, CE-IOUS: 75% |
Owen et al. [24] | 11 (48) | 200 | 77 | 7 | 10/36 | 20/41 | n.s. | 46 | 40% | n/a |
Tani et al. [9] | 20 (24) | 619 | 111 | 5.6 | CT: 54/78, MRI: 24/29 | CT: 11/33, MRI: 16/18 | Median 8 months | 27 | CT: 59%, +MRI: 85% | 86% |
Sturesson et al. [25] | 29 (16) | 141 | 66 | 2.3 | 24/56 | 3/4 | n.s. | n.s. | 45% | 96% |
Oba et al. [8] | 59 (32) | 764 | 275 | 4.7 | 103/233 | 36/42 | n.s. | 27 | CT: 51%, +MRI: 65% | 92% |