Watch and wait after a clinical complete response in rectal cancer patients younger than 50 years.
Renu R BahadoerKoen C M J PeetersGeerard L O BeetsNuno L FigueiredoEsther BastiaannetAlexander L VahrmeijerSofieke J D TemminkW M Elma Meershoek-Klein KranenbargAnnet G H RoodvoetsAngelita Habr-GamaRodrigo Oliva PerezCornelis J H van de VeldeDenise E Hillingnull nullPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2021)
There is no additional oncological risk in young patients compared with their older counterparts when following a watch-and-wait strategy after a cCR. In light of a shared decision-making process, watch and wait should be also be discussed with young patients who have a cCR after neoadjuvant treatment.