Operative trends following the adoption of nonoperative management of rectal cancer.

Justin BrewerMaseray KamaraMarianne HuebnerElias TaxakisKaren GrajewskiCarole RammRobert K Cleary

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2024)

APR for those without a cCR to NT has not increased in the nonoperative management era. Balancing the pathologic complete response rate may require restaging some patients with clinical near-complete responses.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
electronic health record
regulatory t cells
radiation therapy
immune response
lymph node