1020 / 1084
Advantages
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Smaller treatment volume by more accurate target definition
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Downstaging/-sizing; higher chance of radical R0 surgery
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Good compliance (CROSS)
Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy is an
attractive approach
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Early indication of treatment sensitivity
Disadvantages
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No information on histology, lymph node status
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Toxicity may delay definitive surgery