Association Between Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Survival for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

ConclusionsNeoadjuvant chemoradiation, not chemotherapy or radiotherapy alone, is important for sphincter preservation, R0 resection, and survival for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Despite this finding, one‐third of patients in the United States with locally advanced rectal cancer fail to receive stage‐appropriate chemoradiation.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Source: Colorectal Disease - June 1, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Zhifei Sun, Mohamed A. Adam, Jina Kim, Megan C Turner, Deborah A. Fisher, Kingshuk Roy Choudhury, Brian G. Czito, John Migaly, Christopher R. Mantyh Tags: Original Article Source Type: research