| Literature DB >> 26811600 |
Daniel G Couch1, David M Hemingway1.
Abstract
Complete response to chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer is becoming a common clinical entity. Techniques to diagnose complete response and how to survey these patients without operative intervention are still unclear. We review the most recent evidence. Barriers to firm conclusions regarding this are heterogeneity of diagnostic definitions, differing surveillance protocols, and a lack of randomised studies.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer; Chemoradiotherapy; Complete; Rectum; Response
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26811600 PMCID: PMC4716052 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.467
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742