Factors associated with higher rate of Complete Pathologic Response after Long-Course Neoadjuvant Treatment for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients – Results from a retrospective cohort study focused on Inflammatory Indexes
BACKGROUND: Pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) has a prognostic value in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). This study aimed to evaluate the ability to predict pCR using inflammatory markers, facilitating the selection of the optimal treatment strategy....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2021-09-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research |
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Online Access: | https://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_47811_f465c45bad7ae67ac80335a8730d3845.pdf |