Kazushige Kawai

Prognostic Impact of Circumferential Resection Margin in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Multicenter Prospective Study

ABSTRACT Aim Circumferential resection margin (CRM) status is a well‐established prognostic factor in rectal cancer surgery; however, its long‐term oncological relevance has not been prospectively validated in Japan, where upfront surgery has long been widely used. This study ass...

Hepatectomy After Progressive Disease Following Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Japanese Nationwide Cohort Study

Abstract Purpose We evaluated the postoperative outcomes of patients with progressive disease after systemic chemotherapy compared with those with controlled disease. Methods This retrospective study analyzed patients from the Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Database, compiled...