张 斌, 汪 昱. Study of impact of operation time interval after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally progressed rectal patients’ outcome[J]. China Oncology, 2015, 25(8): 635-640.
张 斌, 汪 昱. Study of impact of operation time interval after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally progressed rectal patients’ outcome[J]. China Oncology, 2015, 25(8): 635-640. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-3969.2015.08.013.
Study of impact of operation time interval after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally progressed rectal patients’ outcome
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is used to downstage locally advanced rectal cancer before surgery
in order to increase the chance of radical resection
reduce local recurrence
and improve overall survival. Accumulating data suggest that tumor response to nCRT is time dependent. A delay between nCRT and surgery may increase the proportion of patients that achieve a favorable response
and 4-6 weeks are considered to be a universal interval. However
delayed surgery beyond 6-8 weeks may increase the technical difficulty
and the risks of surgical complications and recurrence or metastasis. This article briefly reviews the relevant literature to evaluate the efficiency and safety of delayed surgery.