Open AccessPredictive value of serum alpha-fetoprotein for tumor regression after preoperative chemotherapy for rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Da-Kui Zhang,
Jie Qiao,
Shaoxuan Chen,
Zhen Hou,
Jianzheng Jie
Publication year - 2022
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.v14.i2.525
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , chemotherapy , pathological , metastasis , alpha fetoprotein , cancer , odds ratio , gastroenterology , oncology , surgery , hepatocellular carcinoma
Preoperative therapy is widely used in locally advanced rectal cancer. It can improve local control of rectal cancer. However, there are few indicators that can predict the effect of preoperative chemotherapy accurately.