Clinical characteristics of rectal cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a nationwide population-based cohort study in South Korea.

Jun Woo Bong Yeonuk Ju Jihyun Seo Jung Ae Lee Sang-Hee Kang Sun Il Lee Byung Wook Min

Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2021)

Male sex and the level of tumor were not related to the OS of rectal cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. The OS of patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy was decided by their pathologic stages regardless of clinical stages.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
end stage renal disease
squamous cell carcinoma
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
radiation therapy
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
lymph node
drug induced