Long-term follow-up confirms the initial outcomes of a paradigm-changing study in rectal cancer -- preoperative, compared with postoperative, chemoradiotherapy significantly improves local control.

The standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is radical resection, achieved via low anterior resection (LAR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR). However, transanal excision (TAE) ...

Studies were included if all patients were aged 18 years or older, were undergoing surgery for rectal cancer, had robotic or laparoscopic resection, had a comparison between the types of surgery ...

To better understand the optimal approach for these patients, Lai and colleagues analyzed data from 3792 individuals undergoing curative resection for locally advanced rectal cancer between ...

More information: Charles J. Kahi et al, Rectal Location and Postcolonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Outcomes, JAMA Network Open (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.13391 ...

Among patients with mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR), locally advanced rectal cancer, neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade eliminated the need for surgery in a high proportion of patients. Whether ...

Organ preservation has become an attractive alternative to surgery (total mesorectal excision [TME]) among patients with rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy who achieve a clinical complete ...

Intuitive Announces FDA Clearance of da Vinci Single Port for Transanal Local Excision/Resection Provided by GlobeNewswire May 1, 2025, 6:15:00 AM ...

This clearance extends the da Vinci SP’s capabilities in colorectal surgery, building upon procedures previously cleared by the FDA in November 2024, which include transabdominal procedures ...