Publication: Fourth versus eighth week surgery after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in T3-4/N0+ rectal cancer: Istanbul R-01 study
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Sağlam, Sezer
Sağlam, Esra K.
Asoğlu, Oktar
Balık, Emre
Yamaner, Sümer
Başaran, Mert
Oral, Ethem N.
Kizir, Ahmet
Kapran, Yersu
Güllüoğlu, Mine
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Background and purpose: The optimum duration between neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and transmesorectal excision in locally advanced rectal cancer has not been defined yet. This randomized study was designed to compare the efficacy of four-week versus eight-week delay before surgery.
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AME Publishing Company
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Oncology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology
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Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
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10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2013.025