ctDNA May Guide Who Needs Chemo After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/colorectal-cancer-ctdna-may-guide-adjuvant-therapy?cid=eb_govdel After surgery for colorectal cancer that’s started to spread beyond its initial location, many people go straight to treatment with chemotherapy. The idea behind this postsurgery, or adjuvant, treatment is to reduce the likelihood that the cancer will come back in other places in the body, resulting in more people being cured of the cancer.