Helical Tomotherapy Combined with Capecitabine in the Preoperative Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of helical tomotherapy plus capecitabine as a preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Thirty-six LARC patients receiving preoperative CRT were analyzed. Radiotherapy (RT) consisted of 45 Gy to the...

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Main Authors: Ming-Yii Huang, Chin-Fan Chen, Chun-Ming Huang, Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Yung-Sung Yeh, Cheng-Jen Ma, Chan-Han Wu, Chien-Yu Lu, Chee-Yin Chai, Chih-Jen Huang, Jaw-Yuan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/352083