Pathological complete response due to a prolonged time interval between preoperative chemoradiation and surgery in locally advanced rectal cancer: analysis from the German StuDoQ|Rectalcarcinoma registry
Abstract Background Preoperative chemoradiotherapy is the recommended standard of care for patients with local advanced rectal cancer. However, it remains unclear, whether a prolonged time interval to surgery results in an increased perioperative morbidity, reduced TME quality or better pathological...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-6538-8 |