Pathologic stage is most prognostic of d
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Hak-Mien Quah; Joanne F. Chou; Mithat Gonen; Jinru Shia; Deborah Schrag; Leonard
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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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