The Effect of Continuing Chemotherapy after Chemoradiotherapy during the Time to Surgery on Tumor Response and Survival for Local Advanced Rectal Cancer.

Atike Gökçen Demiray Arzu Yaren Uğur Sungurtekin Papatya Bahar Baltalarlı Neşe Çallı Demirkan Duygu Herek Burcu Yapar Taşköylü Gamze Gököz Doğu Serkan Degirmencioglu Utku Ozgen Halil Sağınç Umut Çakıroğlu Nail Özhan Canan Karan Burçin Çakan Demirel Tolga Doğan Melek Özdemir

Published in: Journal of oncology (2022)

Neoadjuvant consolidation chemotherapy after NCRT is a safe approach that can lead to higher pathological complete response rates. The time until surgery with neoadjuvant consolidation chemotherapy may provide the chance to follow the patient without surgery in addition to increasing pCR.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome