Differential clinical outcomes after 3 versus 5 years in a comparison of preoperative chemotherapy with and without radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: A national cohort propensity score-matched study

Differential clinical outcomes after 3 versus 5 years in a comparison of preoperative chemotherapy with and without radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: A national cohort propensity score-matched study

Background: Preoperative chemotherapy alone might be a good alternative to preoperative chemoradiotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, yet long-term real-world data from the same cohort are lacking. Methods: Patients diagnosed with stage II-III rectal adenocarcinoma from 2011 to...

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Main Authors: Yuanxin Zhang, Rui Luo, Jingqi Peng, Zichuan He, Delin Tan, Xueping Liu, Hui Wang, Huaiming Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Neoadjuvant therapy
Locally advanced rectal cancer
Survival
Prognostic factors
Propensity Score Matching
FOWARC trial
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024037150

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