Cancers, Vol. 10, Pages 319: Impact of Tumor Regression Grade as a Major Prognostic Factor in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: A Proposal for a Modified Staging System

In conclusion, a GR to neoadjuvant CRT is an independent predictor of good DFS and overall survival and further stratifies patients so as to estimate the risk of recurrence and survival among patients with ypStage II and III rectal cancer.

Source: Cancers - September 7, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Changhoon Song Joo-Hyun Chung Sung-Bum Kang Duck-Woo Kim Heung-Kwon Oh Hye Seung Lee Jin Won Kim Keun-Wook Lee Jee Hyun Kim Jae-Sung Kim Tags: Article Source Type: research