chemoradiotherapy
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Radiation boost improved nine-year disease-free survival by 23 percentage points
In a 106-person randomised phase II trial in locally advanced rectal cancer, a higher-dose radiation boost during preoperative chemoradiotherapy was associated with better nine-year disease-free and overall survival.…
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Intensified preoperative treatment improved 3-year disease-free survival by 8.8 points
In a 458-patient randomised trial of high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer, a chemotherapy-intensified total neoadjuvant therapy regimen produced higher 3-year disease-free survival than conventional chemoradiotherapy. It also caused…