Short-course radiation followed by mFOLFOX-6 plus avelumab for locally-advanced rectal adenocarcinoma

Short-course radiation followed by mFOLFOX-6 plus avelumab for locally-advanced rectal adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background Current standard practice for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) entails a multidisciplinary approach that includes preoperative chemoradiotherapy, followed by total mesorectal excision, and then adjuvant chemotherapy. The latter has been accompanied by low compliance rates an...

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Main Authors: Ali Shamseddine, Youssef H. Zeidan, Malek Kreidieh, Ibrahim Khalifeh, Rim Turfa, Joseph Kattan, Deborah Mukherji, Sally Temraz, Kholoud Alqasem, Rula Amarin, Tala Al Awabdeh, Samer Deeba, Faek Jamali, Issa Mohamad, Mousa Elkhaldi, Faiez Daoud, Mahmoud Al Masri, Ali Dabous, Ahmad Hushki, Omar Jaber, Clement Khoury, Ziad El Husseini, Maya Charafeddine, Monita Al Darazi, Fady Geara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Neoadjuvant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-07333-y

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