Planned Short-Course Radiation (scRT) is Superior to Upfront Concurrent Chemoradiation (CCRT) in Treating Metastatic Rectal Cancer.

Hao-Wei TengJen-Kou LinTzu-Chen LinWei-Shone ChenJeng-Kai JiangShung-Haur YangHuann-Sheng WangShih-Ching ChangYuan-Tzu LanChun-Chi LinHung-Hsin LinSheng-Chieh Huang

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

Based on the impressive cost-performance of planned short-course radiation compared with upfront concurrent chemoradiation (better OS, modest downstaging and lower cost), planned short-course radiation should be the preferred radiation approach for managing metastatic rectal cancer.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
radiation therapy
radiation induced