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5-Fluorouracil;; cancer;; chemotherapy;; colorectal;; cure;; metastatic

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Prolonged Survival In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Following Chemotherapy, D. Paul, M. Gold, N. Nouraddin Jan 2014

Prolonged Survival In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Following Chemotherapy, D. Paul, M. Gold, N. Nouraddin

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KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: The cost of treating metastatic colorectal cancer has increased significantly after the introduction of targeted antivascular therapies. We report the unusual case of a patient with colorectal cancer with several large liver metastases at diagnosis, who was cured after removal of the primary tumor and treatment with 5-FU/LV only.