The impact of intensity-modulated radiotherapy in conjunction with chemotherapy on proximal pT3N0 rectal cancer patients after total mesorectum excision.

Chuan-Yin FangHsuan-Yu ChenHsin-Yi YangYuk-Wah TsangCheng-Yen LeeChih-Chia ChangI-Chen LinYun-Jhong HuangChun-Ting ChuYu-Wen Wang

Published in: Cancer medicine (2023)

The results suggest that for patients with proximal pT3N0 rectal cancer post-TME, IMRT is better when not combined with CTx, except in highly perilous scenarios or those involving perforation.

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