Consolidation chemotherapy may improve pathological complete response for locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a retrospective study
Background Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) have an improved prognosis if achieved a pathological complete response (pCR) on account of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT). However, the proportion of patients achieving pCR is only 8–24%. The purpose of this study was to expl...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-07-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/9513.pdf |