Surgical and local control outcomes after sequential short-course radiation therapy and chemotherapy for rectal cancer

Surgical and local control outcomes after sequential short-course radiation therapy and chemotherapy for rectal cancer

Background: Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) is an accepted approach for the management of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) and is associated with a decreased risk of development of metastatic disease compared to standard neoadjuvant therapy. However, questions remain regarding surgical outcomes...

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Main Authors: I-Chia Liu, MD, Susan Gearhart, MD MEd, Suqi Ke, MS, Chen Hu, PhD MS, Haniee Chung, MD, Jonathan Efron, MD, Alodia Gabre-Kidan, MD MPH, Peter Najjar, MD MBA, Chady Atallah, MD, Bashar Safar, MD, Eric S. Christenson, MD, Nilofer S. Azad, MD, Valerie Lee, MD, Atif Zaheer, MD, Jacqueline E. Birkness-Gartman, MD, Abhinav V. Reddy, MD, Amol K. Narang, MD, Jeffrey Meyer, MD MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Radiation therapy
Proctectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845024000174

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