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View article: Selected stage IV rectal cancer patients managed by the watch‐and‐wait approach after pelvic radiotherapy: a good alternative to total mesorectal excision surgery?
Selected stage IV rectal cancer patients managed by the watch‐and‐wait approach after pelvic radiotherapy: a good alternative to total mesorectal excision surgery? Open
Aim The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and oncological outcome of a selected group of stage IV rectal cancer patients managed by the watch‐and‐wait approach following a (near‐)complete response of the primary rectal tumour af…
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Hupkens, Britt J.P. M.D.; Beets, Geerard L. M.D., Ph.D.; Breukink, Stéphanie O. M.D., Ph.D. Author Information
Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients After Chemoradiation: Watch-and-Wait Policy Versus Standard Resection – A Matched-Controlled Study Open
BACKGROUND: Fifteen to twenty percent of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer have a clinical complete response after chemoradiation therapy. These patients can be offered nonoperative organ-preserving treatment, the so-called watc…