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Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review of the literature with network meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) prior to surgery is a standard therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer, but the optimum regime is not conclusive. This meta-analysis evaluated various CRT regimens with regard to the rate of pathologic complete response (pCR) and toxic effects of gr...

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Autores principales: Chen, Min, Chen, Liang-zhou, Xu, Lin, Zhang, Jin-song, Song, Xue
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6339644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30697067
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S189445