Marco Lupattelli, Elisa Palazzari, Jerry Polesel, Giuditta Chiloiro, Ilaria Angelicone, Valeria Panni, Luciana Caravatta, Saide Di Biase, Gabriella Macchia, Rita Marina Niespolo, Pierfrancesco Franco, Valeria Epifani, Elisa Meldolesi, Flavia de Giacomo, Marco Lucarelli, Giampaolo Montesi, Giovanna Mantello, Roberto Innocente, Mattia Falchetto Osti, Maria Antonietta Gambacorta, Cynthia Aristei, Antonino De Paoli
BACKGROUND: Despite the feasibility and promising activity data on intensity-modulated RT and simultaneous integrated boost (IMRT-SIB) dose escalation in preoperative chemoradiation (CRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC), few data are currently available on long-term outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cohort of 288 LARC patients with cT3-T4, cN0-2, cM0 treated with IMRT-SIB and capecitabine from March 2013 to December 2019, followed by a total mesorectal excision (TME) or an organ-preserving strategy, was collected from a prospective database of 10 Italian institutions...
December 4, 2023: Cancers