Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy using capecitabine and cetuximab followed by definitive surgery in patients with operable rectal cancer

Background: Achieving a high rate of complete pathological response with pre-operative chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer is an unmet need. We evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of the combination of cetuximab, capecitabine and radiation therapy in the pre-operative setting of localized rectal canc...

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Hauptverfasser:	Shouki Bazarbashi, Ayman Omar, Ali Aljubran, Ahmad Alzahrani, Nasser Alsanea, Alaa Abduljabbar, Samar Alhomoud, Luai Ashari, Khalid Balaraj, Hussein Soudy, Mohammad Neimatallah, Musa Fagih
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-10-01
Schriftenreihe:	Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Schlagworte:	rectal cancer pre-operative chemoradiotherapy cetuximab capecitabine
Online-Zugang:	https://journals.lww.com/10.1016/j.hemonc.2016.08.004
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