Effect of interval between preoperative radiotherapy and surgery on clinical outcome and radiation proctitis in rectal cancer from FOWARC trial.

Yi-Kan ChengQi-Yuan QinXiao-Yan HuangPing LanLei WangXiang GaoTeng-Hui Ma

Published in: Cancer medicine (2019)

A longer interval after CRT may be associated with higher rate of radiation proctitis and longer operation time. Moreover it did not increase the rate of pCR.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
radiation induced
minimally invasive
early stage
coronary artery bypass
study protocol
clinical trial
radiation therapy
phase iii
patients undergoing
phase ii
squamous cell carcinoma
randomized controlled trial
surgical site infection
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation