Preoperative chemoradiotherapy improves local recurrence free survival in locally advanced rectal cancer

Tural D., Ozturk M., Selcukbiricik F., Yildiz O., Elicin O., Turna H., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF BUON, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.385-390, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.385-390
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (pre-CRT) followed by total mesorectal excision (TME) is the recommended therapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). The primary aim of this study was to compare the rates of local and distant recurrence and overall survival (OS) in LARC patients who received pre-CRT vs postoperative (post) CRT.