Determining Which Patients Require Preoperative Pelvic Radiotherapy Before Curative-Intent Surgery and/or Ablation for Metastatic Rectal Cancer.
Jeong Il YuGyu Sang YooHee Chul ParkDoo Ho ChoiWoo Yong LeeSeong Hyeon YunHee Cheol KimYong Beom ChoJung Wook HuhYoon Ah ParkJung Kyong ShinJoon Oh ParkSeung Tae KimYoung Suk ParkJeeyun LeeWon Ki KangHo Yeong LimJung Yong HongPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)
LR developed in about 25% of patients within 2 years. Preoperative RT should be considered, especially in patients with a risk factor for LR, including lower margin below the peritoneal reflection, MRF invasion, LPLN involvement, or CEA ≥ 10 ng/mL before treatment.