The risk of nodal disease in patients with pathological complete responses after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.
Ian Jun Yan WeeHai Man CaoJames Chi-Yong NguPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2019)
There is a small risk of ypN+ in patients with pCR after neoadjuvant CRT and surgery for rectal cancer. However, further research is warranted to establish these findings and to identify predictive factors for this specific group of patients.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- systematic review
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- squamous cell carcinoma
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- meta analyses
- patient reported outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- left ventricular
- acute coronary syndrome