What has preoperative radio(chemo)therapy brought to localized rectal cancer patients in terms of perioperative and long-term outcomes over the past decades? A systematic review and meta-analysis based on 41,121 patients

Delivery of neoadjuvant chemoradiation for patients with stage II and III rectal cancer is suboptimal

(2016) Mary Kay Barton   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

Changes in treatment patterns for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer in the United States over the past decade: An analysis from the National Cancer Data Base

(2016) Helmneh M. Sineshaw et al.   CANCER

Predicting the Risk of Bowel-Related Quality-of-Life Impairment After Restorative Resection for Rectal Cancer

(2016) Nick J. Battersby et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Modified FOLFOX6 With or Without Radiation Versus Fluorouracil and Leucovorin With Radiation in Neoadjuvant Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Initial Results of the Chinese FOWARC Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Three-Arm Phase III Trial

(2016) Yanhong Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Risk Factors of Anastomotic Leakage and Long-Term Survival After Colorectal Surgery

(2016) Jong Seob Park et al.   MEDICINE

Chemoradiation, surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy versus induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation and surgery: long-term results of the Spanish GCR-3 phase II randomized trial

(2015) C. Fernandez-Martos et al.   ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY

Tumour regression in the randomized Stockholm III Trial of radiotherapy regimens for rectal cancer

(2015) D. Pettersson et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Global cancer statistics, 2012

(2015) Lindsey A. Torre et al.   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

Cancer statistics, 2015

(2015) Rebecca L. Siegel et al.   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

Impact of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy on Complications After Hartmann Procedure for Rectal Cancer

(2015) Frederik H. W. Jonker et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative (chemo)radiotherapy and surgery for patients with rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

(2015) Anne J Breugom et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Long-term effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by sphincter-preserving resection on anal sphincter function in relation to quality of life among locally advanced rectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional analysis

(2015) Zerrin Ozgen et al.   Radiation Oncology

Perineal Wound Healing After Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer

(2014) Gijsbert D. Musters et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy without radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer

(2014) Francesco Sclafani et al.   Future Oncology

Fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer: long-term results of the EORTC 22921 randomised study

(2014) Jean-François Bosset et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Does Preoperative Radio(chemo)therapy Increase Anastomotic Leakage in Rectal Cancer Surgery? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

(2014) Changjiang Qin et al.   Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Impaired postoperative leucocyte counts after preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer in the Stockholm III Trial

(2013) D. Pettersson et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Clinical Prediction of Pathological Complete Response After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

(2013) Jung Wook Huh et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Modern multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer based on staging with magnetic resonance imaging leads to excellent local control, but distant control remains a challenge

(2013) S.M.E. Engelen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER

Randomized Trial of Short-Course Radiotherapy Versus Long-Course Chemoradiation Comparing Rates of Local Recurrence in Patients With T3 Rectal Cancer: Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Trial 01.04

(2012) Samuel Y. Ngan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Preoperative Versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 Randomized Phase III Trial After a Median Follow-Up of 11 Years

(2012) Rolf Sauer et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Wound healing after radiation therapy: Review of the literature

(2012) Frank Haubner et al.   Radiation Oncology

Short course chemotherapy followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy and surgery in locally advanced rectal cancer: a randomized multicentric phase II study

(2011) R. Marechal et al.   ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY

Preoperative radiotherapy combined with total mesorectal excision for resectable rectal cancer: 12-year follow-up of the multicentre, randomised controlled TME trial

(2011) Willem van Gijn et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Point: Short-Course Radiation Therapy Is Preferable in the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Rectal Cancer

(2011) Krzysztof Bujko et al.   SEMINARS IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Interim analysis of the Stockholm III trial of preoperative radiotherapy regimens for rectal cancer

(2010) D. Pettersson et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Critical evaluation of the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for the assessment of the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses

(2010) Andreas Stang   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Predictive Factors of Tumor Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

(2010) Laurence Moureau-Zabotto et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS

Fixed- versus random-effects models in meta-analysis: Model properties and an empirical comparison of differences in results

(2008) Frank L. Schmidt et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL & STATISTICAL PSYCHOLOGY