Neoadjuvant treatment of rectal cancer

Bys: Bacha, Dhouha and Jedidi, Malek

Objective: The aim of this work was to study the predictive factors of HR to neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced CR in Tunisian patients.Methods: Retrospective study of patients with CR operated after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (RCT). HR was assessed according to Dworak's TRG, whose five grades were subsequently grouped into two categories: Response Group (R) for TRG3 and 4 and No Response Group (PR) for TRG 0, 1 and 2.Results: The study included 88 patients with a mean age of 60 years. The site of CR was the middle rectum in 63% of cases. Node invasion was noted in 52 patients (59%). The R group comprised 29 patients (33%) and the PR group 59 patients (67%). In multivariate analysis, predictive factors for HR were age

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6208496578
• ISBN13: 9786208496579
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"