Evaluation of the pathologic response to neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer. Experience at the Instituto de Cancerología de Medellín (Colombia, 2011-2017)

Introduction and aims: Neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer is associated with a decrease in tumor size and is the therapeutic indication for patients with T3 or T4 tumors or lymph node involvement. Our aim was to describe the frequency of pathologic response and the survival rate in patients that u...

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Main Authors: L.J. Palacios-Fuenmayor, A.M. Naranjo-Isaza, C.A. Serna-Ortiz, D.A. Mosquera-Castro, L.M. Arbeláez-Leon, L.R. Gómez-Wolff, H.I. García-García, L.A. Sánchez-Patiño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255534X20300931