Recurrence drives long-term prognosis after liver metastasis resection

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An international study of 3,002 patients who underwent hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases found that 54% developed recurrence; multistate modeling showed that the probability of recurrence decreased the longer patients remained recurrence-free, and that recurrence was the dominant determinant of long-term prognosis. (Ann Surg Oncol)