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The watch-and-wait strategy versus radical resection for rectal cancer patients with a good response (≤ycT2) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

Chungyeop LeeIn-Ja ParkSeok Byung LimChang-Sik YuJin Cheon Kim
Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2022)
By appointing the WW strategy, oncologic safety was not ensured. The WW strategy must be implemented with caution in patients with ≤ycT2 stage, particularly those with advanced initial cT stage.
Keyphrases
  • rectal cancer
  • locally advanced
  • computed tomography
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • prostate cancer
  • magnetic resonance
  • positron emission tomography
  • robot assisted