Adding Consolidation Capecitabine to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Propensity-Matched Comparative Study

Adding Consolidation Capecitabine to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Propensity-Matched Comparative Study

AimTo determine whether adding consolidation capecitabine chemotherapy without lengthening the waiting period influences pathological complete response (pCR) and short-term outcome of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT).MethodTotally, 545 LARC who rec...

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Main Authors: Yifang Fang, Chengmin Sheng, Feng Ding, Weijie Zhao, Guoxian Guan, Xing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
rectal neoplasm
neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
capecitabine
prognosis
propensity score matched analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.770767/full

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