%0 Journal Article
%T Does total regression of primary rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy represent ¡°no tumor¡± status?
%A Chang Sik Yu
%A Hye Yoon Choi
%A Hyong Eun Kim
%A In Ja Park
%A Ji Hyun Seo
%A Jin Cheon Kim
%A Jun Woo Bong
%A Seok-Byung Lim
%A Seong-A Jeong
%A Seung Mo Hong
%J Archive of "Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research".
%D 2019
%R 10.4174/astr.2019.96.2.78
%X Insistence that total regression of primary tumor would not represent long-term oncologic outcomes has been raised. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of these patients after preoperative chemoradiotherapy (PCRT) and radical surgery and to evaluate the associated risk factors
%K Rectal neoplasm
%K Chemoradiotherapy
%K Total regression
%K Recurrence
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358592/