Survey results of US radiation oncology providers’ contextual engagement of watch-and-wait beliefs after a complete clinical response to chemoradiation in patients with local rectal cancer | Zendy

Jehan Yahya | Zendy; Daniel O. Herzig | Zendy; Matthew J. Farrell | Zendy; Catherine Degnin | Zendy; Yiyi Chen | Zendy; John Holland | Zendy; Simon Brown | Zendy; Christina Binder | Zendy; Jerry J. Jaboin | Zendy; Vassiliki L. Tsikitis | Zendy; Nima Nabavizadeh | Zendy; Charles R. Thomas | Zendy; Тимур Митин | Zendy

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Survey results of US radiation oncology providers’ contextual engagement of watch-and-wait beliefs after a complete clinical response to chemoradiation in patients with local rectal cancer

Author(s) -

Jehan Yahya,

Daniel O. Herzig,

Matthew J. Farrell,

Catherine Degnin,

Yiyi Chen,

John Holland,

Simon Brown,

Christina Binder,

Jerry J. Jaboin,

Vassiliki L. Tsikitis,

Nima Nabavizadeh,

Charles R. Thomas,

Тимур Митин

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of gastrointestinal oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.084

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 2219-679X

pISSN - 2078-6891

DOI - 10.21037/jgo.2018.08.02

Subject(s) - medicine , radiation oncology , colorectal cancer , oncology , radiation therapy , clinical oncology , medical physics , cancer , family medicine

Watchful waiting in rectal cancer patients with a complete clinical response (cCR) to chemoradiation therapy (CRT) forgo upfront resection has been proposed. Growing evidence suggests that a watch-and-wait approach using resection for salvage of local recurrence may improve quality of life without jeopardizing outcomes. The current acceptance of watch-and-wait by US radiation oncologists (ROs) is unknown.

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