Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy in stage T3, N0 rectal cancer

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Tural D., Selcukbiricik F., Yildiz O., Elcin O., Erdamar S., Guney S., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.19, no.5, pp.889-896, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 19 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2014
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s10147-013-0636-4
• Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.889-896
• Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The study populations of previous preoperative chemoradiotherapy (pre-CRT) studies have consisted of mixed clinical stages, such as cT3-cT4 and/or cN positive. For this reason, it has not been possible to demonstrate whether pre-CRT is of benefit for individual subgroups.