Validated pretreatment prediction models for response to neoadjuvant therapy in patients with rectal cancer: a systematic review and critical appraisal

MD Tanaka, BM Geubels, BA Grotenhuis… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Organ preservation strategies can be offered to patients with rectal cancer
that show a strong response to preoperative treatment in order to avoid major surgery …

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts survival of patients with rectal cancer receiving neo-adjuvant chemoradiation followed by radical resection: a meta-analysis

G Colloca, A Venturino, D Guarneri - Expert Review of Anticancer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is suggested as a prognostic and predictive
factor for patients with rectal cancer. The purpose of the current meta-analysis is to evaluate …