Nonoperative versus operative approach according to the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer: A prospective cohort study

Nonoperative versus operative approach according to the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer: A prospective cohort study

Purpose: To report on organ preservation following chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in a prospective cohort of locally advanced rectal cancer patients. Methods and materials: Fifty-two patients received CRT. MRI and 18F-FDG-PET/CT were performed prior to CRT. Response assessment was done 6 and 12 weeks after...

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Main Authors: Philippe P. Bulens, Lien Smets, Annelies Debucquoy, Ines Joye, André D'Hoore, Albert Wolthuis, Lynn Debrun, Jeroen Dekervel, Eric Van Cutsem, Raphaëla Dresen, Vincent Vandecaveye, Christophe M. Deroose, Xavier Sagaert, Karin Haustermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Organ preservation
Watch-and-Wait
Chemoradiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630822000623

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