Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy with Capecitabine versus Fluorouracil for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy with Capecitabine versus Fluorouracil for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

A meta-analysis was carried out to compare the efficacy and safety of capecitabine plus radiation with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) plus radiotherapy (RT) as neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). We searched the Cochrane database, Ovid, Medline, Embase, ISI databases, and Chinese...

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Main Authors: Guo-Chen Liu, Jun-Ping Yan, Qing He, Xin An, Zhi-Zhong Pan, Pei-Rong Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1798285
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