Criteria based on CT imaging after chemotherapy may help predict survival

(JAMA and Archives Journals) Preliminary research suggests that criteria based on computed tomography (CT) imaging of changes in tumors from colorectal liver metastases after chemotherapy with the drug bevacizumab may have the potential to predict overall survival, according to a study in the Dec. 2 issue of JAMA.

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