Size and depth of residual tumor after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer – implications for the development of new imaging modalities for response assessment

Size and depth of residual tumor after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer – implications for the development of new imaging modalities for response assessment

With the shift towards organ preserving treatment strategies in rectal cancer it has become increasingly important to accurately discriminate between a complete and good clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Standard of care imaging techniques such as CT and MRI are well equip...

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Main Authors: Stefan D. van der Stel, Jose G. van den Berg, Petur Snaebjornsson, Iris M. Seignette, Mark Witteveen, Brechtje A. Grotenhuis, Geerard L. Beets, Anouk L. Post, Theo J. M. Ruers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
tumor response
regression
rectal cancer
fragmentation
neoadjuvant
optical imaging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1209732/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1209732/full

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