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Randomized clinical trial of short or long interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for rectal cancer.

E AkgunC CaliskanOsman BozbiyikTayfun YoldaşM SezakS OzkokT KoseB KarabulutM HarmanO Ozutemiz
Published in: The British journal of surgery (2018)
Disease regression and pCR rate are increased with an interval between CRT and surgery exceeding 8 weeks. Registration number: NCT03287843 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
Keyphrases
  • rectal cancer
  • locally advanced
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass
  • surgical site infection
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation therapy
  • gestational age
  • cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • preterm birth