Systemic inflammatory response is a predictor of outcome in patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer
β Scribed by R. Carruthers; L. M. Tho; J. Brown; S. Kakumanu; E. McCartney; A. C. McDonald
- Book ID
- 117949593
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1462-8910
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. Preoperative chemoradiation is the standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer. However, it is uncertain whether pretreatment clinical stage, degree of response to neoadjuvant treatment, or pathologic stage is the most reliable predictor of outcome. This study