… rectal cancer according to our multicenter, propensity score-matched cohort study. A phase
III, randomized controlled study is planned to further evaluate the true clinical significance of …

… This study analyzed 2888 rectal cancer patients who underwent radical surgery from 2007
to 2014. … We used 1:1 propensity score matching to adjust for potential baseline confounders …

… This study analyzed stage II or IIIA rectal cancer patients … propensity score analysis was
used to adjust for several variables. After propensity score matching, 364 stage II rectal cancer…

… A total of 216 patients were eligible for this study, and propensity score matching yielded 60
patients in each group. Anastomotic leakage in the LCA preservation group was significantly …

… for rectal cancer until first recurrence of the disease), local recurrence-free survival (LRFS:
time from initial surgery for rectal cancer … initial surgery for rectal cancer until recurrence other …

Background Neoadjuvant therapy followed by radical surgery is recommended for locally
advanced rectal cancer (LARC). But radiotherapy can cause potential adverse effects. The …

… We compared the outcomes and costs among rectal cancer patients undergoing robotic,
laparoscopic, or open surgeries using propensity scores for adjusted and matched analysis. …

… Statistical analysis using the propensity score-matching method We used propensity
score-matching to assemble a cohort of patients undergoing OC or LAC that was balanced, based …

… purposes, rectal-type AC should be classified as rectal cancer if … examination, and as anal
canal cancer if the epicenter is 2 cm or … should be classified as rectal cancer if proximal to the …

… new cases of rectal cancer are diagnosed annually worldwide [2]. In China, low rectal cancer
accounts for a large proportion of rectal cancers, usually defined as rectal cancer within 5 …