Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy in stage T3, N0 rectal cancer

Tural, Deniz; Selcukbiricik, Fatih; Yildiz, Özcan; Elcin, Olgun; Erdamar, Sibel; Guney, Sabri; Demireli, Fuat; Buyukunal, Evin; Serdengecti, Suheyla

doi:10.1007/s10147-013-0636-4

Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy in stage T3, N0 rectal cancer

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, Scopus)

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.