Abstract:3570 Background: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of SCRT followed by chemotherapy (CT) in locally advanced metastatic rectal cancer (LAmRC). Methods: Between May 2012 and August 2015, 70 patients having LAmRC with or without circumferential resection margin (CRM) positive disease treated with SCRT (25Gy/5#) followed by 3-6 cycles of capecitabine/5-FU, oxaliplatin or irinotecan based CT were assessed. Results: Fifty one had single site metastases (23 liver, 16 lung, 10 retroperitoneal lymph nodes and … Show more
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