Long-term Outcomes of Lower Rectal Cancer Patients Treated with Total Mesorectal Excision and Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection after Preoperative Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy

Objectives: The standard strategy for advanced rectal cancer (RC) is preoperative short-course radiotherapy (SCRT)/chemoradiotherapy (CRT) plus total mesorectal excision (TME) in Western countries; however, the survival benefit of adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy remains unclear. There is accumul...

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Main Authors: Wataru Sakamoto, Shinji Ohki, Hisashi Onozawa, Hirokazu Okayama, Hisahito Endo, Shotaro Fujita, Motonobu Saito, Zenichiro Saze, Tomoyuki Momma, Seiichi Takenoshita, Koji Kono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/5/2/5_2020-054/_pdf/-char/en