Short‐course radiation with consolidation chemotherapy does not increase operative morbidity compared to long‐course chemoradiation: A retrospective study of the US rectal cancer consortium
Philip S. Bauer,
Adriana C. Gamboa,
Ebunoluwa E. Otegbeye
et al.
Abstract:Background and ObjectivesNeoadjuvant short‐course radiation and consolidation chemotherapy (SC TNT) remains less widely used for rectal cancer in the United States than long‐course chemoradiation (LCRT). SC TNT may improve compliance and downstaging; however, a longer radiation‐to‐surgery interval may worsen pelvic fibrosis and morbidity with total mesorectal excision (TME). A single, US‐center retrospective analysis has shown comparable risk of morbidity after neoadjuvant short‐course radiation with consolida… Show more
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