Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3997087 | Revista Colombiana de Cancerología | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who received neoadjuvant treatment with chemo-radiotherapy in the Instituto Nacional de CancerologÃa during the year 2010 were, mainly males with a good functional state. The principal chemotherapy scheme employed was 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in boluses, due to which resectability of the tumour, preservation of the sphincter, and a pathological response in approximately half of the patients, was achieved.
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Authors
Giovanna Rivas, Fabio Olivella, José Carreño, Viviana RodrÃguez,