Y M Zhao, W H Wang, W Zhang, L Wang, S Li, J W Wang, L E Liao, G Y Yu, Z Sun, Y L Qu, Y Gong, Y Lu, T Wu, Y F Li, Q Wang, G H Zhao, Y Xiao, P R Ding, Z Zhang, A W Wu
Objective: To report the long-term outcomes of Chinese rectal cancer patients after adopting a Watch and Wait (W&W) strategy following neoadjuvant therapy (NAT). Methods: This multicenter, cross-sectional study was based on real-world data. The study cohort comprised rectal cancer patients who had achieved complete or near complete clinical responses (cCRs, near-cCRs) after NAT and were thereafter managed by a W&W approach, as well as a few patients who had achieved good responses after NAT and had then undergone local excision for confirmation of pathological complete response...
April 25, 2024: Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke za Zhi, Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery