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Monitor therapy or disease progression Postoperative Monitoring Following surgical procedures, results are used to assess the completeness of excision and monitor disease status: • Initial postoperative assessment is performed following a 3-week washout period to establish a baseline. • Measurements are conducted every 4-8 weeks. • Confirm completeness of excision / disease free interval (left) or tumor recurrence / metastatic disease (right). TK U/L CRP mg/L No recurrence / metastasis 64 45 30 TK U/L CRP mg/L Tumor recurrence / metastasis 45 64 30 24 16 16 ABN TK 4 30 24 5 4 2 1 5 4 3 3 1 3 1 15 A 8) I@((