Open AccessEffect of Simultaneous Integrated Boost Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (SIB-IMRT) and Non-Operative Strategy on Outcomes of Distal Rectal Cancer Patients with Clinically Positive Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node
Author(s) -
Shuai Li,
Jie Geng,
Lin Wang,
Huajing Teng,
Zhilong Wang,
Xianggao Zhu,
Yangzi Zhang,
Hongzhi Wang,
Yongheng Li,
Yong Cai,
Aiwen Wu,
Weihu Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s286796
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , colorectal cancer , radiation therapy , chemoradiotherapy , total mesorectal excision , lymph node , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , rectum , prostate cancer , cancer , paleontology , biology
We aimed to analyze the effect of simultaneous integrated boost intensity modulated radiation therapy (SIB-IMRT) and non-operative treatment on the clinical outcomes of distal rectal cancer patients exhibiting clinically positive lateral pelvic lymph nodes (LPLNs).