Strategy to avoid local recurrence in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer

Strategy to avoid local recurrence in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer

Abstract Background To clarify the short- and long-term outcomes of radical surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) with TS-1 and irinotecan, which enhances radiosensitivity, in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Methods The study group comprised 105 patients with locally advan...

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Main Authors: Takatoshi Nakamura, Takeo Sato, Kazushige Hayakawa, Wasaburou Koizumi, Yuji Kumagai, Masahiko Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy
Rectal Cancer
New treatment strategy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1253-9

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