COLON CANCER WITH LIVER METASTASES: WHEN IS SURGERY POSSIBLE?

Not long ago, the spread of colon cancer to the liver often significantly limited the options for surgical treatment. Today, the situation is changing: advances in oncosurgery, improvements in drug therapy, and the emergence of new technologies make it possible to consider surgical options even in complex clinical cases.

But how do we determine who will truly benefit from surgical intervention? When is it better to continue drug therapy, and when should the possibility of surgery be reconsidered? And what should be done if metastases are no longer detectable on imaging scans after chemotherapy?

On October 23, the A.  Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Centre — a branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of Russia — will host a scientific conference and masterclass titled “Surgical Treatment of Localized and Metastatic Colon Cancer — Controversial Issues”.

Leading surgeons and oncologists from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Obninsk, and other cities will discuss current possibilities for liver resection, the combination of surgical and drug treatments, radioembolization, as well as approaches to patients for whom surgery might previously have been considered unavailable.

A distinctive feature of the conference will be two live broadcasts from operating rooms. Participants will be able to observe liver resection using the extra‑glissonian approach and anatomical liver resection. A separate part of the program will focus on the surgical treatment of localized colon cancer, including minimally invasive and navigation technologies.

Link for registration and access: https://mrrc-science.ru/