Failure to Cure Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases: The Impact of the Liver Surgeon.

Background: Lack of a liver surgeon (LS) may lead to failure to cure in patients with possibly resectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). This study aims to quantify the failure-to-cure rate due to noninclusion of an LS.

Patients And Methods: All patients who underwent chemotherapy with palliative intent for CRLM at a community oncology network between 2010 and 2018 were identified from a prospectively maintained cancer registry.

The effect of bevacizumab (Avastin) treatment on epistaxis in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Objectives/hypothesis: Determine the effectiveness of treating epistaxis in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) with potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser cautery combined with submucosal injection of 100 mg of bevacizumab.

Study Design: Retrospective pilot study.

Methods: Bevacizumab was injected throughout the nasal cavity following KTP laser treatment in 10 patients (bevacizumab/KTP group) and compared to nine patients previously treated with KTP laser alone (KTP group).