Clinical factors of post-chemoradiotherapy as valuable indicators for pathological complete response in locally advanced rectal cancer

Clinical factors of post-chemoradiotherapy as valuable indicators for pathological complete response in locally advanced rectal cancer

OBJECTIVES: Pathological complete response has shown a better prognosis for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy. However, correlations between post-chemoradiotherapy clinical factors and pathologic complete response are not well confirmed. The aim of the...

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Main Authors: Jianhong Peng, Junzhong Lin, Miaozhen Qiu, Xiaojun Wu, Zhenhai Lu, Gong Chen, Liren Li, Peirong Ding, Yuanhong Gao, Zhifan Zeng, Huizhong Zhang, Desen Wan, Zhizhong Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
rectal cancer
pathological complete response
preoperative chemoradiotherapy
prediction
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