Selecting patients for hyperthermia combined with preoperative chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer

ConclusionsHyperthermia might selectively enhance the preoperative treatment response in LARC with positive CA9 expression and offset the negative effect of hypoxia on prognosis. Pretreatment evaluation of hypoxia could aid in the selection of patients who might benefit from hyperthermia.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research