Abstract
The treatment paradigm for locally advanced rectal cancer is multidisciplinary and includes chemoradiotherapy and surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. This review discusses the rationale behind multimodality treatment, the role of radiotherapy, and the potential for its omission in selected patients in the future.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 126-129 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Current Colorectal Cancer Reports |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chemotherapy
- FOLFOX
- Induction chemotherapy
- Locally advanced rectal cancer
- Long-term quality of life
- Pelvic radiotherapy
- Rectal cancer
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