Preoperative chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: Ramathibodi experience.
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| ID: sea-45446
ABSTRACT
A retrospective study of the preoperative chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer performed at Ramathibodi Hospital. The median age of twelve patients was 52 years. The tumor locations (upper-, mid-, lower rectum) were 25%, 50% and 25%, respectively. Eleven patients had clinical stage 111 disease. All received concurrent 5-FU-based chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery (if resectable) and chemotherapy. The most common toxicity of preoperative treatment was gr. 1-2 diarrhea (58.3%). The response rate was 41.7%. Five patients (41.7%) underwent sphincter-sparing surgery. Four patients underwent AP resection. Twenty-five percent achieved pathological complete response. Pathological downstaging occurred in 33.3%. The remaining three patients had unresectable disease. With the median follow up of 13 months, five patients had progressive disease and one has expired. The local failure rate was 16.7%. The one-year recurrence-free survival was 75%. The authors conclude that preoperative chemoradiotherapy is an effective treatment with favorable outcome in locally advanced rectal cancer.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rectal Neoplasms
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Aged
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Preoperative Care
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Colectomy
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Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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