Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on patients with ypT0-2 ypN0 rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation: a cohort study from a tertiary referral hospital

To investigate the importance of adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (≥ cT3 or N+) staged ypT0-2 ypN0 on final histological work-up after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and radical resection.

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Main Authors: Galata, Christian (Author) , Merx, Kirsten (Author) , Mai, Sabine (Author) , Gaiser, Timo (Author) , Wenz, Frederik (Author) , Post, Stefan (Author) , Kienle, Peter (Author) , Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter (Author) , Horisberger, Karoline (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 02 August 2018
In: World journal of surgical oncology
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Pages: 1-8
ISSN:1477-7819
DOI:10.1186/s12957-018-1455-x
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-018-1455-x
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Author Notes:Christian Galata, Kirsten Merx, Sabine Mai, Timo Gaiser, Frederik Wenz, Stefan Post, Peter Kienle, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz and Karoline Horisberger
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Summary:To investigate the importance of adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (≥ cT3 or N+) staged ypT0-2 ypN0 on final histological work-up after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and radical resection.
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ISSN:1477-7819
DOI:10.1186/s12957-018-1455-x