The outcomes of intensified 5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin chemotherapy for preoperative chemoradiation in rectal cancers

Purpose The clinical benefit of intensified neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in rectal cancer has not been proved. We investigated clinical outcomes of intensified 5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin (5-FU/LV) chemotherapy. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 45 patients with locally advanced rectal a...

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Main Authors: Neul Ha, Kwang-Dae Hong, Woong Bae Ji, Jung Sik Kim, Jun Won Um
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Surgical Oncology 2017-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.kjco.org/upload/kjco-13-2-147.pdf