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Role of the Interval from Completion of Neoadjuvant Therapy to Surgery in Postoperative Morbidity in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Increasing the interval from completion of neoadjuvant therapy to surgery beyond 8 weeks is associated with increased response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant therapy. However, reports are conflicting on whether extending the time to surgery is associated with increased perioperative morbidity. METHODS:Patients who presented with a tumor within 15 cm of the anal verge in 2009-2015 were grouped according to the interval between completion of neoadjuvant therapy and surgery:

SUBMITTER: Roxburgh CSD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579536 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Role of the Interval from Completion of Neoadjuvant Therapy to Surgery in Postoperative Morbidity in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.

Roxburgh Campbell S D CSD   Strombom Paul P   Lynn Patricio P   Gonen Mithat M   Paty Philip B PB   Guillem Jose G JG   Nash Garrett M GM   Smith J Joshua JJ   Wei Iris I   Pappou Emmanouil E   Garcia-Aguilar Julio J   Weiser Martin R MR  

Annals of surgical oncology 20190408 7


<h4>Background</h4>Increasing the interval from completion of neoadjuvant therapy to surgery beyond 8 weeks is associated with increased response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant therapy. However, reports are conflicting on whether extending the time to surgery is associated with increased perioperative morbidity.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients who presented with a tumor within 15 cm of the anal verge in 2009-2015 were grouped according to the interval between completion of neoadjuvant therapy and surge  ...[more]

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