Local excision after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus total mesorectal excision: a case-matched study in 110 selected high-risk patients with rectal cancer.

M CalmelsMaxime K CollardA CazellesA FrontaliL MaggioriYves Panis

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)

The accuracy of response prediction after RCT was 72% after LE. In high-risk patients, LE represents a safe alternative to TME with better functional results and the same long-term oncological outcome.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
lymph node
minimally invasive
patient reported