Preoperative short-course radiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy for treatment with locally advanced rectal cancer: a meta-analysis.

Haoyan WuChuanwen FanChao FangLibin HuangYuan LiZong-Guang Zhou

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2022)

Based on better pathological outcomes and DFS in SCRT/CCT group, we recommended preoperative short-course radiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy as the optional neoadjuvant treatment for LARC.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
phase ii study
radiation therapy
patients undergoing
radiation induced
study protocol
glycemic control