The effect of primary tumor radiotherapy in patients with Unresectable stage IV Rectal or Rectosigmoid Cancer: a propensity score matching analysis for survival

Abstract Background To evaluate the impact of primary tumor radiotherapy on survival in patients with unresectable metastatic rectal or rectosigmoid cancer. Methods From September 2008 to September 2017, 350 patients with unresectable metastatic rectal or rectosigmoid cancer were retrospectively rev...

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Main Authors: Gang Wang, Wenling Wang, Haijie Jin, Hongmin Dong, Weiwei Chen, Xiaokai Li, Guodong Li, Leilei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01574-8