摘要
In this study recently published in Annals of Surgery,Newhook et al.studied the influence of circulating tumor DNA(ctDNA)in the management of patients undergoing hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastases(CRLM)(1).The primary objective was to study the association between the dynamic of ctDNA and somatic mutations with survival after resection of CRLM.The secondary objectives were to evaluate the impact of surgery on perioperative ctDNA dynamics and the impact of its detection on survival.
