Outcomes of preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery in patients with unresectable locally advanced sigmoid colon cancer

Outcomes of preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery in patients with unresectable locally advanced sigmoid colon cancer

Abstract Background Complete resection of locally advanced sigmoid colon cancer (LASCC) is sometimes difficult. Patients with LASCC have a dismal prognosis and poor quality of life, which has encouraged the evaluation of alternative multimodality treatments. This prospective study aimed to assess th...

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Main Authors: Bo Qiu, Pei-Rong Ding, Ling Cai, Wei-Wei Xiao, Zhi-Fan Zeng, Gong Chen, Zhen-Hai Lu, Li-Ren Li, Xiao-Jun Wu, Rene-Olivier Mirimanoff, Zhi-Zhong Pan, Rui-Hua Xu, Yuan-Hong Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Unresectable locally advanced sigmoid colon cancer
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
R0 resection
Down-staging
Organ preservation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-016-0126-y

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