Predictors of complete response and disease recurrence following chemoradiation for rectal cancer

Predictors of complete response and disease recurrence following chemoradiation for rectal cancer

Objective: Approximately 10-40% of rectal patients have a complete response (CR) to neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CRT), and these patients have improved survival. Thus, non-operative management (watch-and-wait approach) may be an option for select patients. We aimed to identify clinical predictors of...

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Main Authors: Danielle S. Bitterman, Lucas eResende Salgado, Harvey G. Moore, Nicholas J. Sanfilippo, Ping eGu, Ioannis eHatzaras, Kevin L. Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
rectal cancer
complete response
clinical predictors
Watch and wait strategy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00286/full

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