Advances in Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

JIANG Yujuan, ZHOU Sicheng, PEI Wei, LIANG Jianwei, ZHOU Zhixiang
2022 Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu  
The treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is extremely challenging, and it is difficult to achieve satisfactory results with surgical resection alone. In recent years, the diagnosis and treatment of LARC tends to be multi-disciplinary (MDT) mode. The emerging neoadjuvant treatment strategy is a milestone. At present, the preferred treatment for LARC is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with total mesorectal excision. This article summarizes the main treatments of LARC
more » ... nt therapy, hoping to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
doi:10.3971/j.issn.1000-8578.2022.21.0783 doaj:73ff21d935014bbdb29e4a898c943b22 fatcat:bqgtxxofsfbyjncfe75ffru77y