Watch and Wait Is Cost-Effective for Complete Clinical Responders after Neoadjuvant Treatment for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

We present a cost-effectiveness analysis of WW protocols vs abdominal-perineal-resection (APR)/low-anterior-resection (LAR) for rectal cancer patients with complete clinical response after chemoradiation.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - September 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Christina L. Cui, William Y. Luo, Sonia Ramamoorthy, Daniel R. Simpson, James Murphy, Nicole Lopez Tags: Colon and rectal surgery Source Type: research