Altered fractionation short-course radiotherapy for stage II-III rectal cancer: a retrospective study

Altered fractionation short-course radiotherapy for stage II-III rectal cancer: a retrospective study

Abstract Purpose To report the long-term outcomes of neoadjuvant altered fractionation short-course radiotherapy in 271 consecutive patients with stage II-III rectal cancer. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective single institution study with median follow-up of 101 months (8.4 years). Patie...

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Main Authors: Hans Geinitz, Carsten Nieder, Lukas Kocik, Christine Track, Johann Feichtinger, Theresa Weingartner, Kurt Spiegl, Barbara Füreder-Kitzmüller, Johanna Kaufmann, Dietmar H. Seewald, Reinhold Függer, Andreas Shamiyeh, Andreas L. Petzer, David Kiesl, Josef Hammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Stage II-III rectal cancer
Neoadjuvant altered fractionation short-course radiotherapy
Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01566-8

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