Table 5 Patient survival
From: Imaging in disappearing colorectal liver metastases and their accuracy: a systematic review
Ref. | Resection | Left in situ | Resection vs. no resection |
|---|---|---|---|
Elias et al. [15] | n/a | 3 years OS = 94% 3 years DFS = 64% | n/a |
van Vledder et al. [19] | 1, 3, and 5 years OS = 93, 59, and 38% 1 and 3 years DFS = 69 and 35% | 1, 3, and 5 years OS = 94, 64, and 64% 1 and 3 years DFS = 40 and 16% | No statistically significant difference in OS but significant difference DFS |
Tanaka et al. [17] | Median OS = 53 months Median DFS = 22 months | Median OS = 63 months Median DFS = 16 months | No statistically significant difference |
Goèré et al. [18] | n/a | 3 and 5 years OS = 87 and 80% 3 and 5 years DFS = 23 and 23% | n/a |
Owen et al. [24] | Median DFS = 483 days | Median DFS = 360 days | No statistically significant difference |