Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5699819 | Clinical Oncology | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This single-centre audit suggests that a lower dose of radiotherapy to a smaller volume provides an acceptable local recurrence rate that compares very favourably with the well-publicised Swedish and Dutch trials of 25Â Gy/five fractions. It was not the intention of this audit to suggest that this dose should be widely adopted. However, given the long-term gastrointestinal morbidity and risk of second malignancies, we advise caution when formulating even more intensive radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy regimens for rectal cancer.
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M.P. Saunders, H. Alderson, A. Chittalia, S. Hughes, R.D. James, G. Armstrong, R. Swindell, N.A. Scott,