Interval Between Surgery and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Distal Rectal Cancer: Does Delayed Surgery Have an Impact on Outcome?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8238520	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2008	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Delay in surgery for the evaluation of tumor response after neoadjuvant CRT is safe and does not negatively affect survival. These results support the hypothesis that shorter intervals may interrupt ongoing tumor necrosis.

Keywords

Survival Rectal cancer Surgery interval neoadjuvant therapy

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Interval Between Surgery and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Distal Rectal Cancer: Does Delayed Surgery Have an Impact on Outcome?

Authors

Angelita M.D., Ph.D., Rodrigo Oliva M.D., Ph.D., Igor M.S., Rafael Miyashiro M.S., Desiderio M.D., Ph.D., Joaquim M.D., Ph.D., Ivan M.D., Ph.D.,