Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy with Capecitabine versus Fluorouracil for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
A meta-analysis was carried out to compare the efficacy and safety of capecitabine plus radiation with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) plus radiotherapy (RT) as neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). We searched the Cochrane database, Ovid, Medline, Embase, ISI databases, and Chinese...
| Published in: | Gastroenterology Research and Practice |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1798285 |