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Effectiveness of image-guided radiotherapy for rectal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy: A population-based propensity score-matched analysis.

Chia-Chin LiJi-An LiangWilliam Tzu-Liang ChenChun-Ru Chien
Published in: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology (2019)
For LARC patients treated with NCCRT, the treatment outcome was not significantly different among patients treated with and without IGRT. Further study is needed to clarify these results with consideration to additional potential confounding factors and toxicity profiles at endpoints.
Keyphrases
  • locally advanced
  • rectal cancer
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation therapy
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • oxidative stress
  • early stage
  • lymph node
  • human health
  • climate change