Circulating lymphocyte number has a positive association with tumor response in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for advanced rectal cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Although neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is the standard treatment for advanced rectal cancer (RC), markers to predict the treatment response have not been fully established. In 73 patients with advanced RC who underwent CRT in a neoadjuvant setting, we retro...

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Main Authors: Sunami Eiji, Kawai Kazushige, Yasuda Koji, Kitayama Joji, Nagawa Hirokazu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/5/1/47