Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy instead of revision radical resection after local excision for high-risk early rectal cancer.

Jae-Uk JeongTaek-Keun NamHyeong-Rok KimHyun-Jeong ShimYong-Hyub KimMee Sun YoonJu-Young SongSung-Ja AhnWoong-Ki Chung

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2016)

In patients with high-risk pT1 rectal cancer, adjuvant CCRT after local excision could be an effective alternative treatment instead of revision radical resection. However, patients with pT2 stage showed inferior DFS compared to pT1.

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