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Table 2.

Preoperative chemotherapy regimens for downsizing of initially unresectable bilobar colorectal liver metastases (n = 43)

Chemotherapy regimen	Patients
Chemotherapy regimen	No.	%
5FU/folinic acid alone	2	5
Additional oxaliplatin	17	40
Additional oxaliplatin + cetuximab	4	9
Additional oxaliplatin + bevacizumab	1	2
Additional irinotecan	3	7
Additional irinotecan + cetuximab	3	7
Additional irinotecan + bevacizumab	6	14
Additional oxaliplatin + sequential irinotecan^a	3	7
Additional oxaliplatin + sequential irinotecan^a + cetuximab	2	5
Additional oxaliplatin + sequential irinotecan^a + bevacizumab	2	5

5FU 5-fluorouracil

^aEither oxaliplatin followed by irinotecan or vice versa