Feasibility of ctDNA in detecting minimal residual disease and predicting recurrence for colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Front Oncol · 2024 · PMC11493539 · PMID 39439963

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None of these variables were found to be statistically significant predictors of recurrence; however, the presence of ctDNA preoperatively had a trend towards significance (OR 1.62, 95% CI 0.85-1.91; p=0.056).

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Also, despite observing a higher recurrence rate in patients who were ctDNA-positive preoperatively compared to those who were ctDNA-negative, these results did not reach statistical significance, likely due to the limited sample size.

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