Histological tumor response predicts clinical outcome in patients with colorectal peritoneal metastasis treated with preoperative chemotherapy followed by cytoreduction and HIPEC.
Isa Valéria Ferreira de SousaJoanne M D LopesJorge P M NogueiroTeresa R CostaLaura E R BarbosaMarisa M M AralPublished in: Pleura and peritoneum (2023)
A better histological response to preoperative chemotherapy, represented as a lower PRGS and TRG value, is associated with longer post-procedure survival and progression-free survival in this group of patients. That is, these two scores have prognostic value.