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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to preoperative chemoradiation or radiation in rectal cancer: should we be more cautious?
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is a term originally used to describe the administration of chemotherapy preoperatively before surgery. The original rationale for administering NACT or so-called induction chemotherapy to shrink or downstage a locally advanced tumour, and thereby facilitate more effe...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2361136/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16465172 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602960 |