Down-staging following neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: Does timing of surgery really matter?

Down-staging following neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: Does timing of surgery really matter?

Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACTRT) improves local recurrence rate in locally advanced (LA) rectal cancer with no survival benefit. Pathological complete response (pCR) post-NACTRT is associated with improved outcome. Debate is ongoing as to when would be the opportune time to operate...

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Main Authors: Bhawna Sirohi, Savio George Barreto, Shraddha Patkar, Alok Gupta, Ashwin DeSouza, Sanjay Talole, Kedar Deodhar, Nitin Shetty, Reena Engineer, Mahesh Goel, Shailesh V Shrikhande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Adverse events
neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
rectal cancer
surgery
treatment
Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2014;volume=35;issue=4;spage=263;epage=266;aulast=Sirohi
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