Short-course radiotherapy and chemotherapy for conversion surgery in patients with unresectable metastatic rectal cancer: a preliminary case series study.

Youngbae Jeon Kyoung-Won Han Seok Ho Lee Sun Jin Sym Seung Joon Choi Seung Yeon Ha Jeong-Heum Baek

Published in: Korean journal of clinical oncology (2021)

Short-course RT followed by systemic chemotherapy could provide patients with unresectable stage IV rectal cancer a chance to undergo to conversion radical surgery with good long-term survival outcomes.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
radiation therapy
surgical site infection
small cell lung cancer
percutaneous coronary intervention
early stage
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
drug induced