Preoperative radiation with concurrent chemotherapy for resectable rectal cancer: effect of dose escalation on pathologic complete response, local recurrence-free survival, disease-free survival, and overall survival.

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Summary

A statistically significant increase in LRFS, DFS, and OS was seen with radiation doses of 46Gy and greater, but there was no difference between 46 Gy and 50 Gy, and all treatment schedules were well tolerated.

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2006-03-01
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Medicine, Radiation therapy, Clinical endpoint, Toxicity, Chemotherapy

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