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The apparent diffusion coefficient is a useful biomarker in predicting treatment response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

Mayra Evelia Jiménez de Los SantosJuan Armando Reyes-PérezRosa Martha Sandoval-NavaJosé Luis Villalobos-JuárezYolanda Villaseñor-NavarroItzel Vela-SarmientoIsabel Sollozo-Dupont
Published in: Acta radiologica open (2020)
Our findings suggest that post-treatment rectal tumor ADC values, as well changes between pre- and post-treatment values, may be biomarkers for predicting treatment response in patients with LARC who underwent nCRT.
Keyphrases
  • rectal cancer
  • locally advanced
  • diffusion weighted imaging
  • neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • computed tomography
  • clinical trial
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • diffusion weighted
  • double blind