ASO Author Reflections: Local Excision Following Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: A Compromise Between TME and Watch-and-Wait in Patients with Major Response

Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 May;28(5):2809-2810. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09245-4. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Authors

Quoc Riccardo Bao¹, Giulia Capelli¹, Gaya Spolverato², Salvatore Pucciarelli¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Gastroenterological Sciences, First Surgical Clinic, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy.
² Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Gastroenterological Sciences, First Surgical Clinic, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy. gaya.spolverato@unipd.it.

PMID: 33095361
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-09245-4

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MeSH terms

Chemoradiotherapy
Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
Digestive System Surgical Procedures*
Humans
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy
Rectal Neoplasms* / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Watchful Waiting