Open AccessAdjuvant therapy sparing in rectal cancer achieving complete response after chemoradiation
Author(s) -
Xabier García-Albéniz,
Rosa Gallego,
Ralf Hofheinz,
Glòria FernándezEsparrach,
Juan Ramón Ayuso-Colella,
Josep Antoni Bombí,
Carles Conill,
Míriam Cuatrecasas,
Salvadora Delgado,
Àngels Ginés,
Rosa Miquel,
Mario Pagés,
Estela Pineda,
Verónica Pereira,
Aarón Sosa,
Òscar Reig,
Iván Victoria,
Luis Féliz,
Antonio M. Lacy,
Antoni Castells,
Iris Burkholder,
Andreas Hochhaus,
Joan Maurel
Publication year - 2014
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.v20.i42.15820
Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , chemoradiotherapy , colorectal cancer , neoadjuvant therapy , surgery , radiation therapy , stage (stratigraphy) , adjuvant therapy , concomitant , cancer , oncology , chemotherapy , breast cancer , paleontology , biology
To evaluate the long-term results of conventional chemoradiotherapy and laparoscopic mesorectal excision in rectal adenocarcinoma patients without adjuvant therapy.