Open AccessPredicting prognosis of rectal cancer patients with total mesorectal excision using molecular markers
Author(s) -
Jun Peng,
San Jun Cai,
Hong Li,
Guo-Jun Cai,
Peng Lian,
Zu Qing Guan,
Ming He Wang,
Ye Xu
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.3009
Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , colorectal cancer , hazard ratio , chemotherapy , radiation therapy , oncology , surgery , cancer , gastroenterology , confidence interval
To explore the prognostic variables in rectal cancer patients undergoing curative total mesorectal excision and the effect of postoperative chemotherapy in advanced rectal cancer.