Sensitivity of Various Evaluating Modalities for Predicting a Pathologic Complete Response After Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.

CONCLUSION: The various evaluation methods for predicting a pCR after PCRT show a predictive sensitivity of 0.15-0.41 for primary tumors and 0.52-0.88 for lymph nodes. Endoscopy is a relatively superior modality for predicting the pCR of the primary tumor of LARC patients. PMID: 31726004 [PubMed]
Source: Annals of Coloproctology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Ann Coloproctol Source Type: research