Open AccessOutcomes of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by radical resection for T4 colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
ChunMing Huang,
ChingWen Huang,
ChengJen Ma,
HsiangLin Tsai,
WeiChih Su,
TsungKun Chang,
MingYii Huang,
JawYuan Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i12.1428
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , chemoradiotherapy , neoadjuvant therapy , oncology , resection , cancer , surgery , breast cancer
Patients with clinical T4 colorectal cancer (CRC) have a poor prognosis because of compromised surgical margins. Neoadjuvant therapy may be effective in downstaging tumors, thereby rendering possible radical resection with clear margins.