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Platelet and Neutrophil Counts as Predictive Markers of Neoadjuvant Therapy Efficacy in Rectal Cancer.

AnnaLee PolicicchioJoey MercierAntonia DigkliaIoannis A Voutsadakis
Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2020)
In this retrospective analysis, the combination of higher platelet and neutrophil counts at the time of diagnosis had predictive value with respect to complete pathologic response to neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced rectal cancer.
Keyphrases
  • rectal cancer
  • locally advanced
  • neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • phase ii study
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • peripheral blood
  • radiation therapy
  • clinical trial
  • bone marrow
  • lymph node
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • open label