Diagnosis of Clinical Complete Response by Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (pCLE) After Chemoradiation for Advanced Rectal Cancer.

Adriana Vaz Safatle-RibeiroCarlos Frederico Sparapan MarquesClelma PiresLívia ArraesElisa Ryoka BabaLuciana MeirellesFábio Shigehissa KawagutiBruno da Costa MartinsLuciano Tolentino LenzMarcelo Simas de LimaCarla Cristina Gusmon-OliveiraUlysses RibeiroFauze Maluf-FilhoSérgio Carlos Nahas

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)

(1) pCLE evaluation of epithelial and vascular features may improve the diagnosis of cCR and may alter patient management; (2) pCLE might be valuable for identifying patients with advanced rectal cancer who will benefit from watch and wait strategy, avoiding immediate surgical treatment.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
case report
squamous cell carcinoma
dendritic cells
radiation therapy
regulatory t cells
living cells
mass spectrometry
immune response