Prognostic value of tumour regression grade in locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Joseph Cherng Huei KongG R GuerraS K WarrierA Craig LynchM MichaelS Y NganW PhillipsG RamsayA G Heriot

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2018)

In conclusion, the degree of TRG was of prognostic value in predicting long-term outcomes. The current challenge is the development of a high-validity tests to predict pCR.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
phase ii study
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
real time pcr
double blind