Clinical outcomes in elderly rectal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: impact of tumor regression grade : Tumor regression grade after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in elderly rectal cancer patients.

Consuelo RosaMonica Di TommasoLuciana CaravattaMaria TaraborrelliLucrezia GaspariniFiorella Cristina Di GuglielmoAndrea Delli PizziSebastiano CinalliMichele MarchioniMarta Di NicolaCarmine LanciGiampiero Ausili CefaroDomenico Genovesi

Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2020)

Our results reported good tolerability and clinical outcomes of neoadjuvant CRT, with a benefit in patients ≥ 70 years, confirming the prognostic role of pCR on clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
lymph node
randomized controlled trial
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy
clinical trial
open label
middle aged
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
placebo controlled