Open AccessNeoadjuvant-intensified treatment for rectal cancer: Time to change?
Author(s) -
Daniela Musio,
Francesca De Felice,
Nadia Bulzonetti,
Roberta Guarnaccia,
Rossella Caiazzo,
Caterina Bangrazi,
Nicola Raffetto,
Vincenzo Tombolini
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i20.3052
Subject(s) - medicine , oxaliplatin , radiation therapy , colorectal cancer , chemotherapy , neoadjuvant therapy , surgery , chemoradiotherapy , lymph node , cancer , oncology , breast cancer
To investigate whether neoadjuvant-intensified radiochemotherapy improved overall and disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.