Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Preoperative Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy in Patients with Early-onset Rectal Cancer

Preoperative radiotherapy for early-stage rectal cancer has risks and benefits that may impact treatment choice in young patients. We reviewed radiotherapy use and outcomes for rectal cancer by age. Patients with early-stage rectal cancer in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 2002 to 201...

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Published in:Cancer research communications 2023-04, Vol.3 (4), p.548-557
Main Authors: Badesha, Jasleen K, Zhou, Marilyn, Arif, Arif A, Gill, Sharlene, Speers, Caroline, Peacock, Michael, De Vera, Mary A, Stuart, Heather C, Brown, Carl J, Donellan, Fergal, Loree, Jonathan M
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Language:English
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Chemotherapy
Descriptive Studies
Epidemiology
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Radiation Oncology
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Summary:Preoperative radiotherapy for early-stage rectal cancer has risks and benefits that may impact treatment choice in young patients. We reviewed radiotherapy use and outcomes for rectal cancer by age. Patients with early-stage rectal cancer in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 2002 to 2016 were identified ( = 6,232). Baseline characteristics, treatment response, overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and locoregional recurrence rate (LRR) were compared between patients
ISSN:2767-9764
2767-9764
DOI:10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-22-0385