The Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) trial results cast doubt upon benefit of lung and liver metastasectomy at the time colorectal resection

Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Mar;407(2):881-883. doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02419-y. Epub 2022 Jan 3.

Authors

Norman R Williams¹, Tom Treasure², Fergus Macbeth³

Affiliations

¹ Surgical and Interventional Trials Unit (SITU), University College London, London, UK.
² Clinical Operational Research Unit (CORU), University College London, London, UK. tom.treasure@gmail.com.
³ Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

PMID: 34981188
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-021-02419-y

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Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Colorectal Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Liver
Lung
Metastasectomy* / methods
Pneumonectomy

Grants and funding

Grant No. C7678/A11393/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom