Evaluation of Tumor Response after Short-Course Radiotherapy and Delayed Surgery for Rectal Cancer.

Evaluation of Tumor Response after Short-Course Radiotherapy and Delayed Surgery for Rectal Cancer.

PURPOSE:Neoadjuvant therapy is able to reduce local recurrence in rectal cancer. Immediate surgery after short course radiotherapy allows only for minimal downstaging. We investigated the effect of delayed surgery after short-course radiotherapy at different time intervals before surgery, in patient...

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Main Authors: Daniela Rega, Biagio Pecori, Dario Scala, Antonio Avallone, Ugo Pace, Antonella Petrillo, Luigi Aloj, Fabiana Tatangelo, Paolo Delrio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4993446?pdf=render

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