Long-course neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with versus without a concomitant boost in locally advanced rectal cancer: a randomized, multicenter, phase II trial (FDRT-002)

Abstract Background This study was designed to explore whether an intensified chemoradiotherapy (CRT) led to a better clinical outcome in locally advanced rectal cancer. Methods Patients with stage II/III rectal cancer were randomly allocated to receive either pelvic intensity-modulated radiation th...

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Main Authors: Jingwen Wang, Yun Guan, Weilie Gu, Senxiang Yan, Juying Zhou, Dan Huang, Tong Tong, Chao Li, Sanjun Cai, Zhen Zhang, Ji Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1420-z