Downstaging of advanced rectal cancer following combined preoperative chemotherapy and high dose radiation
โ Scribed by E.T. Chen; M. Mohiuddin; H. Brodovsky; G. Fishbein; G. Marks
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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Background. The encouraging results seen in patients who received postoperative combined modality therapy in the adjuvant setting have prompted increased interest in preoperative combined modality therapy for patients with unresectable rectal cancer. The authors report the local control and survival