Assessment of bowel and anal sphincter function after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: In our study, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy was associated with good results in terms of sphincter function, late toxicities, and QoL indexes. A routine use of assessment scales could contribute to a better selection of patients with increased risk of developing functional disorders who could benefit from neoadjuvant therapy. PMID: 29714663 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tumori - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Tumori Source Type: research