Open AccessImpact of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on the local recurrence and distant metastasis pattern of locally advanced rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis
Author(s) -
Liang Yu,
Tianlei Xu,
Lin Zhang,
Shuohao Shen,
Yixiang Zhu,
Hui Fang,
Haizeng Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001641
Subject(s) - propensity score matching , medicine , colorectal cancer , chemoradiotherapy , metastasis , distant metastasis , oncology , gastroenterology , cancer
Previous studies have demonstrated different predominant sites of distant metastasis between patients with and without neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT). This study aimed to explore whether NCRT could influence the metastasis pattern of rectal cancer through a propensity score-matched analysis.