title: [Detection of hepatic micrometastases in the context of adjuvant chemotherapy and surgery for hepatic metastases].
abstract: Colorectal cancer is one of the three most frequent malignancies in humans. Survival is mainly determined by local recurrence, lymphatic and hematogenous dissemination. Primary liver resection for metastases is possible in ~20-25% of patients with hepatic metastases and results in a 50% recurrence rate within 23 months. The five-year survival without treatment in patients with UICC stage IV is only 5%, the mean survival 6-9 months. As a result of promising developments in chemotherapy and targeted therapies in the last decade, the mean survival rate has significantly improved to over more than two years. Furthermore, the use of polychemotherapy in combination with anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative biologicals has resulted in a significant increase of secondary resectability of liver metastases. Despite of a R0-resection (i.e. resection with clear margins) of liver metastases, only 30% of patients remain free of recurrence in the long-term. Prognostic scores are used for optimal patient selection, e.g. the Fong-Score. Resection is often limited by a high number of recurrences: intrahepatic micrometastases and disseminated tumor cells (DTC) are suspected as the cause of their development. In this connection the load of disseminated tumor cells correlates significantly with the survival and recurrence rate after resection. These micrometastases are targets in current adjuvant treatment studies (e.g. MT 201) by using anti-EpCam antibodies. The detection of DTC can supplement the previously used scores and represents the indication for an adjuvant antibody-based treatment (e.g. anti-EpCam) in the context of clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz. 1-med.klinik.uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Schimanski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Möhler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gockel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arbogast
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Galle
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000071858:Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C499379:EPCAM protein, human; D000071858:Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule