The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in rectal cancer patients with ypT0-2N0 after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

BackgroundNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has emerged as the established treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer. Nevertheless, there remains a debate regarding the necessity of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who exhibit a favorable tumor response (ypT0-2N0...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Oncology
Main Authors:	Jianguo Yang, Qican Deng, Zhenzhou Chen, Yajun Chen, Zhongxue Fu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Subjects:	rectal cancer neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy tumor response adjuvant chemotherapy oncological outcome
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1338098/full