Advances for achieving a pathological complete response for rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy
Neoadjuvant therapy has become the standard of care for locally advanced mid-low rectal cancer. Pathological complete response (pCR) can be achieved in 12%â38% of patients. Patients with pCR have the most favorable long-term outcomes. Intensifying neoadjuvant therapy and extending the interval betwe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2016-03-01
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Series: | Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095882X16300299 |