SUMMARY
Colorectal cancer is a prevalent cancer in Belgium. Unfortunately, many of these patients will develop metastases at some point in their disease. However, given the new therapeutic options, the prognosis of these patients is better than before. Local ablation of metastases is among these therapeutic options. This concept of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) is generally accepted for oligometastatic disease. It can be accomplished by a multitude of techniques, including surgery, radiofrequency and microwave ablation, but also radiotherapy (RT). This review addressed the rationale and application of RT within this context.
(BELG J MED ONCOL 2022;16(7):336–42)
