Systemic chemotherapy and short-course radiation in metastatic rectal cancers: A feasible paradigm in unresectable and potentially resectable cancers

Systemic chemotherapy and short-course radiation in metastatic rectal cancers: A feasible paradigm in unresectable and potentially resectable cancers

Background: The optimal use and sequencing of short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) in metastatic rectal cancers (mRCs) are not well established. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of mRC patients receiving SCRT followed by palliative chemotherapy between January 1, 2013, and...

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Main Authors: Vikas Ostwal, Akhil Kapoor, Reena Engineer, Avanish Saklani, Ashwin deSouza, Prachi Patil, Supreeta Arya, Suman Kumar Ankathi, Supriya Chopra, Mangesh Patil, Shanu Jain, Anant Ramaswamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Chemotherapy
metastatectomy
metastatic rectal cancers
resectability
short-course radiotherapy
Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2019;volume=8;issue=2;spage=92;epage=97;aulast=Ostwal

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