Adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer with complete pathological response (pCR) may not be necessary: a pooled analysis of 5491 patients
Abstract Background It is recommended postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for all rectal cancers undergoing neo-chemoradiotherapy regardless of the final yield pathology. However, the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in pathological complete response (pCR) remains controversial. We aimed to identify th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Cancer Cell International |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-019-0851-9 |