Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences
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J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci · Jan 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyA nomogram predicting disease-free survival in patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with hepatic resection: multicenter data collection as a Project Study for Hepatic Surgery of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.
The aim of this study was to create a nomogram to predict the disease-free survival of patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with hepatic resection. ⋯ This nomogram can easily calculate the median and yearly disease-free survival rates from only 6 preoperative variables. This is a very useful tool to determine the likelihood of early recurrence and the necessity for perioperative chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases after hepatic resection.