This study aimed to evaluate the influence of a waiting interval of≥ 8 weeks between the
end of preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and surgery on the outcomes …

Background The current standard of care in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is
neoadjuvant long-course chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by total mesorectal excision …

Purpose The study aims to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy after 8 weeks (long
interval, LI) between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for locally advanced …

Background A prolonged time interval between chemoradiation and total mesorectal
excision (TME) may render more rectal cancer patients eligible for organ-sparing …

Introduction In locally advanced rectal cancer, longer delay to surgery after neoadjuvant
radiotherapy increases the likelihood of histopathological tumour response …

Conclusion MR represents the imaging modality of choice for rectal cancer both in initial
staging and for restaging following nCRT. The primary tumor location, extent, and signal …