Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer: how important is tumour regression?

Melanie J McCoyChris HemmingsSimon HilleryCheryl PenterMax K BulsaraNik ZepsCameron F Platell

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2015)

Tumour regression grade after neoadjuvant CRT was an independent prognostic factor for RFS, highlighting the importance of the degree of local response to CRT.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
prognostic factors
locally advanced
cardiac resynchronization therapy
squamous cell carcinoma
heart failure
radiation therapy
lymph node