Depending on tumor location, presurgical radiation can improve overall survival, but that option comes with an increased risk ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with excision is a potential approach to reduce local and distal relapse of rectal tumors, reducing locoregional recurrence in stage II/III rectal cancer. 18 There is no ...

Ilson, MD, PhD CHICAGO — Administering modified FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy before ... A move toward total neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer has been driven by enhanced rates of therapy delivery ...

Pelvic radiation plus sensitizing chemotherapy with a fluoropyrimidine (chemoradiotherapy) before surgery is standard care for locally advanced rectal cancer in North America. Whether neoadjuvant ...

Palliative chemotherapy is given when colorectal cancer has spread ... also used as adjuvant therapy or neoadjuvant therapy with radiation in people who have rectal cancers. You might get ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgical resection of the rectum is a standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer. A subset of rectal cancer is caused by a deficiency ...

Sometimes it isn’t possible for people with advanced ovarian cancer to have primary debulking surgery (PDS). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has become more popular since 2010, and after several trials ...

Toxicity was observed during radiotherapy and chemotherapy ... NAR (short for neoadjuvant rectal cancer) scores, and pathological staging. Fewer sensory problems were reported compared to previous ...

Patients also demonstrated improved swallowing, an important characteristic influencing quality of life in oropharyngeal cancer survivors. The authors conclude that neoadjuvant ICI and chemotherapy ...