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Table 3 Clinical strategy for potentially resectable lung metastases

From: Expert consensus on multidisciplinary therapy of colorectal cancer with lung metastases (2019 edition)

Clinical situation

Alternative strategies

Patients who have initial potentially resectable lung metastases1

1. Conversion therapy, resection of primary tumor, resection of lung metastases, postoperative adjuvant therapy

2. Resection of primary tumor, conversion therapy, resection of lung metastases, postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy2

  1. 1MDT team discussion is needed to determine if the lesion is potentially resectable
  2. 2After successful conversion and R0 resection of initial potentially resectable lung metastases, it is recommended that the preoperative treatment regimen be used as postoperative therapy