Relation between body composition and severe diarrhea in patients treated with preoperative chemoradiation with capecitabine for rectal cancer: a single-centre cohort study

BACKGROUND: Chemoradiation with capecitabine followed by surgery is standard care for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Severe diarrhea is considered a dose-limiting toxicity of adding capecitabine to radiation therapy. The aim of this study was to describe the risk factors and the impact of bo...

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Autores principales: van Rees, J. M., Hartman, W., Nuyttens, J. J. M. E., Oomen-de Hoop, E., van Vugt, J. L. A., Rothbarth, J., Verhoef, C., van Meerten, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34348673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01886-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34348673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01886-3

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