Objective Postoperative chemotherapy is standard following preoperative chemoradiation
therapy (CRT) and curative resection for clinically staged II/III rectal cancer. Recent trials …

The number of elderly patients who receive surgical treatment for rectal cancer has
gradually increased with aging of the population. In recent years, preoperative …

Objective Preoperative chemoradiotherapy has been established as a standard treatment
for locally advanced rectal cancer. It is unclear whether preoperative chemoradiotherapy is …

Background/Aim: There has been a growing trend toward a watch-and-wait strategy to avoid
surgery. This study evaluated the prognostic outcomes of nonoperative management …

BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by tumor resection and
postoperative chemotherapy is the standard of care for patients with clinical stage II or III …

Purpose Treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (T3–T4 or N+) is based on short-
course radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery. It is estimated …

Abstract Introduction Current National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for
Stages II and III rectal cancer recommend neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by curative …

Objective: To determine the toxicity and oncologic outcome of neoadjuvant
chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by curative total mesorectal excision (TME) in the elderly …

Background and purpose Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a diagnostic
method to assess the physical and mental health status of older patients. The purpose of this …

PURPOSE: To determine the rate of treatment deviations during combined modality therapy
for rectal cancer in elderly patients aged 75 years and older. METHODS AND MATERIALS …