Parham Habibzadeh: ctDNA MRD After CRLM Resection Identifies Who Benefits From ACT!
oncodaily - Parham Habibzadeh, Internal Medicine Resident at UPMC, shared a post on X: “JAMA Oncology: ctDNA MRD after CRLM resection identifies who benefits from ACT! Upfront surgery: MRD+ patients improved with […]
AI Summary: A growing body of evidence shows circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) measured after colorectal liver metastasis resection can identify which patients truly benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy and who likely do not. This blood test promises more personalized postoperative care, reducing unnecessary toxicity and costs by targeting chemo to molecular minimal residual disease rather than gut instinct.
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