Update to 'A Contemporary Systematic Review on Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Liver Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer'

Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Feb;31(2):697-700. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-14611-z. Epub 2023 Nov 23.

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and half of patients present with colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM). Liver transplant (LT) has emerged as a treatment modality for otherwise unresectable CRLM. Since the publication of the Lebeck-Lee systematic review in 2022, additional evidence has come to light supporting LT for CRLM in highly selected patients. This includes reports of >10-year follow-up with over 80% survival rates in low-risk patients. As these updated reports have significantly changed our collective knowledge, this article is intended to serve as an update to the 2022 systematic review to include the most up-to-date evidence on the subject.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Colorectal Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / secondary
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Systematic Reviews as Topic