Prognostic Value of Interval Between the Initiation of Neoadjuvant Treatment to Surgery for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy and Definitive Surgery

Prognostic Value of Interval Between the Initiation of Neoadjuvant Treatment to Surgery for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy and Definitive Surgery

Background: The addition of intensive preoperative chemotherapy and using of a longer waiting period between neoadjuvant radiotherapy and total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery lengthen the time interval from the initiation of neoadjuvant treatment to definitive surgery in patients with locally adv...

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Main Authors: Xiang-Bo Wan, Qun Zhang, Mo Chen, Yanping Liu, Jian Zheng, Ping Lan, Fang He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
locally advanced rectal cancer
neoadjuvant treatment
neoadjuvant treatment interval
prognostic value
surgery interval
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.01280/full

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