Can we Save the rectum by watchful waiting or TransAnal microsurgery following (chemo) Radiotherapy versus Total mesorectal excision for early REctal Cancer (STAR-TREC study)?: Protocol for a multicentre, randomised feasibility study

<strong>Introduction</strong> Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the highly effective standard treatment for rectal cancer but is associated with significant morbidity and may be overtreatment for low-risk cancers. This study is designed to determine the feasibility of international recr...

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Main Authors:	Rombouts, A, Al-Najami, I, Abbott, N, Appelt, A, Baatrup, G, Bach, S, Bhangu, A, Garm Spindler, K, Gray, R, Handley, K, Kaur, M, Kerkhof, E, Kronborg, C, Magill, L, Marijnen, C, Nagtegaal, I, Nyvang, L, Peters, F, Pfeiffer, P, Punt, C, Quirke, P, Sebag-Montefiore, D, Teo, M, West, N, De Wilt, J
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2017

Can we Save the rectum by watchful waiting or TransAnal microsurgery following (chemo) Radiotherapy versus Total mesorectal excision for early REctal Cancer (STAR-TREC study)?: Protocol for a multicentre, randomised feasibility study

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