Could the conservative approach be considered safe in the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer in case of a clinical near-complete or complete response? A retrospective analysis

Could the conservative approach be considered safe in the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer in case of a clinical near-complete or complete response? A retrospective analysis

Background: Conservative approach has emerged as an option for the management of rectal cancer (RC) patients with a near or complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the conservative approach by comparing patients’ surviva...

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Main Authors: Giuditta Chiloiro, Elisa Meldolesi, Martina Giraffa, Nikola Dino Capocchiano, Brunella Barbaro, Claudio Coco, Barbara Corvari, Paola De Franco, Domenico D'Ugo, Sergio Alfieri, Riccardo Manfredi, Vincenzo Valentini, Maria Antonietta Gambacorta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Chemoradiotherapy
Watch and Wait
Clinical near complete response
Clinical Complete Response
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630821000227

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