Enhanced Tumorocidal Effect of Chemotherapy With Preoperative Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: Preliminary Results—EORTC 22921

Bosset, Jean-François; Calais, G.; Mineur, Laurent; Maingon, P.; Radošević-Jelić, Ljiljana; Daban, A.; Bardet, É.; Beny, Alexander; Briffaux, A.; Collette, Laurence

doi:10.1200/jco.2005.02.113

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Enhanced Tumorocidal Effect of Chemotherapy With Preoperative Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: Preliminary Results—EORTC 22921

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology • Jul 12, 2005

Authors:

Jean-François Bosset

G. Calais

Laurent Mineur

Abstract

PURPOSE: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) trial evaluated the addition of chemotherapy (CT) to preoperative radiation (preop RT) and the value of postoperative CT for improving the survival in patients with T3-4 resectable rectal cancer. Patients were allocated ...

Subject

Medicine

Colorectal cancer

Chemotherapy

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