The watch-and-wait strategy versus radical resection for rectal cancer patients with a good response (≤ycT2) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
Chungyeop LeeIn-Ja ParkSeok Byung LimChang-Sik YuJin Cheon KimPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2022)
By appointing the WW strategy, oncologic safety was not ensured. The WW strategy must be implemented with caution in patients with ≤ycT2 stage, particularly those with advanced initial cT stage.