Adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative (chemo)radiotherapy and surgery for patients with rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

The role of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with rectal cancer after preoperative (chemo)radiotherapy and surgery is uncertain. We did a meta-analysis of individual patient data to compare adjuvant chemotherapy with observation for patients with rectal cancer. We searched PubMed, Medline, Embase,...

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Published in:	The lancet oncology Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 200 - 207
Main Authors:	Breugom, Anne J, Swets, Marloes, Bosset, Jean-François, Collette, Laurence, Sainato, Aldo, Cionini, Luca, Glynne-Jones, Rob, Counsell, Nicholas, Bastiaannet, Esther, van den Broek, Colette B M, Liefers, Gerrit-Jan, Putter, Hein, van de Velde, Cornelis J H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2015 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Acids Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Chemotherapy Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Clinical Trials as Topic Colorectal cancer Combined Modality Therapy Digestive System Surgical Procedures Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Meta-analysis Metastasis Patients Prognosis Radiation therapy Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Rectal Neoplasms - drug therapy Rectal Neoplasms - mortality Rectal Neoplasms - therapy Studies Surgery Survival Rate
ISSN:	1470-2045, 1474-5488, 1474-5488
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