Tumor budding outperforms ypT and ypN classification in predicting outcome of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

Tumor budding outperforms ypT and ypN classification in predicting outcome of rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

Abstract Background Budding is a complementary prognostic factor for colorectal cancer. In this study, we aimed to clarify the role of tumor budding in rectal cancer patients after preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Methods A total of 124 patients with rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiot...

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Main Authors: Iryna Trotsyuk, Halina Sparschuh, Alice Josephine Müller, Konrad Neumann, Martin Kruschewski, David Horst, Sefer Elezkurtaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Neoadjuvant therapy
Tumor budding
Prognostic factor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6261-5

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