179 / 1983
Summary
For
operable
rectal cancers
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Compared to post-op RT, post-op chemo-RT reduces LR +
improves survival
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Compared to pre-op RT, pre-op chemo-RT reduces LR but
does not improve survival
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Compared to post-op (C)RT, pre-op (C)RT reduces LR +
reduces toxicity
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Short course RT is equivalent to long course CRT