Open AccessPredictive factors for early distant metastasis after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Hyo Jung Park
Publication year - 2021
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.v13.i4.252
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , distant metastasis , chemoradiotherapy , oncology , neoadjuvant therapy , metastasis , cancer , radiology , breast cancer
Distant relapse is the leading cause of cancer-related death in locally advanced rectal cancer. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NACRT) followed by surgery inevitably delays delivery of systemic treatment. Some patients show early distant metastasis before systemic treatment.