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Role of adjuvant therapy in adenocarcinoma of the rectum

โœ Scribed by Bruce D. Minsky

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
143 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
8756-0437

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โœฆ Synopsis

Combined modality therapy is the standard adjuvant therapy for selected patients with adenocarcinoma of the rectum. In the postoperative setting, the primary goal is to decrease local recurrence and improve overall survival. In the preoperative setting, adjuvant therapy has the additional potential benefit of enhancing sphincter preservation and less acute toxicity as compared with postoperative adjuvant therapy. Investigational trials are in progress to examine new systemic chemotherapeutic agents and altered radiation fractionation schemes. Semin.

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