Evaluation of resistance training to improve muscular strength and body composition in cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy: a meta …

CS Padilha, PC Marinello, DA Galvao… - Journal of Cancer …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Muscle atrophy and strength decline are two of the most prominent characteristics
in cancer patients undergoing cancer therapy, leading to decreased functional ability and …

Meta-analysis of the risk for anastomotic leakage, the postoperative mortality caused by leakage in relation to the overall postoperative mortality

HS Snijders, M Wouters, NJ Van Leersum… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Availability of anastomotic leakage rates and mortality rates following
anastomotic leakage is essential when informing patients with rectal cancer preoperatively …

Effect of prehabilitation on objectively measured physical fitness after neoadjuvant treatment in preoperative rectal cancer patients: a blinded interventional pilot study

MA West, L Loughney, D Lythgoe… - British journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Patients requiring surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer often additionally
undergo neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT), of which the effects on physical fitness …

Chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer in the distal rectum followed by organ-sparing transanal endoscopic microsurgery (CARTS study)

M Verseveld, EJR De Graaf, C Verhoef… - Journal of British …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background This prospective multicentre study was performed to quantify the number of
patients with minimal residual disease (ypT0–1) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and …

Impact of a structured report template on the quality of MRI reports for rectal cancer staging

VA Sahni, PC Silveira, NI Sainani… - American journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of implementing a structured
report template on the quality of MRI reports for rectal cancer staging. MATERIALS AND …

Prehabilitation is feasible in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and may minimize physical deterioration: results from the REx trial

SJ Moug, N Mutrie, SJE Barry, G Mackay… - Colorectal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Rectal cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT)
experience physical deterioration and reductions in their quality of life. This feasibility study …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of radiotherapy boost on pathological complete response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JPM Burbach, AM den Harder, M Intven… - Radiotherapy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the pathological
complete response (pCR) rate after preoperative (chemo) radiation with doses of⩾ 60 Gy in …

The effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on physical fitness and morbidity in rectal cancer surgery patients

MA West, L Loughney, CP Barben, R Sripadam… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) followed by surgery for resectable
locally advanced rectal cancer improves outcome compared with surgery alone. Our primary …

The REAL (REctal Anastomotic Leak) score for prediction of anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery

A Arezzo, M Migliore, P Chiaro, S Arolfo… - Techniques in …, 2019 - Springer
Background Anastomotic leak after rectal cancer surgery is a severe complication
associated with poorer oncologic outcome and quality of life. Preoperative assessment of …

A multi-centred randomised trial of radical surgery versus adjuvant chemoradiotherapy after local excision for early rectal cancer

WAA Borstlap, PJ Tanis, TWA Koedam, CAM Marijnen… - BMC cancer, 2016 - Springer
Background Rectal cancer surgery is accompanied with high morbidity and poor long term
functional outcome. Screening programs have shown a shift towards more early staged …