Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.

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Published in N Engl J Med on October 21, 2004

Authors

Rolf Sauer1, Heinz Becker, Werner Hohenberger, Claus Rödel, Christian Wittekind, Rainer Fietkau, Peter Martus, Jörg Tschmelitsch, Eva Hager, Clemens F Hess, Johann-H Karstens, Torsten Liersch, Heinz Schmidberger, Rudolf Raab, German Rectal Cancer Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. sekretariat@strahlen.med.uni-erlangen.de

Associated clinical trials:

Preoperative Radiotherapy With Capecitabine and Bevacizumab in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: CRAB Phase II Study (CRAB) | NCT00842686

Consolidation Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Mid or Low Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy | NCT02843191

Tumour and HEalthy Tissues DOse-response and Radiosensitivity Assay (THEODORA) | NCT02797405

Induction Chemotherapy Before or After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (CAOAROAIO-12) | NCT02363374

Safety Study of Capecitabine With Radiation in Elderly Rectal Cancer | NCT01584544

Capecitabine as Radiosensitising Agent in Neoadjuvant Treatment of Locally Advanced Resectable Rectal Cancer | NCT01152710

Proteomic Approach Using Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Tandem Time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) of Tumor Response in Rectal Carcinoma After Radiochemotherapy (PROTEORECTUM) | NCT00855946

A Study of Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Using Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine With or Without Cetuximab | NCT00795301

Patients With Rectal Cancer: a "Wait-and-see" Approach | NCT03001362

Translational Validation Study to Examine KFO179-1 Biomarker Scores for the Prediction and Prognosis of Advanced Primary Resectable Rectal Cancer Stages UICC-II-IV, With a 5-Fluorouracil-based Standard Radiochemotherapy Followed by Total Mesorectal Excision. (TransValid-A) | NCT03034473

Pre-operative RT and TMZ in Patients With Newly Diagnosed GBM Diagnosed Glioblastoma. A Phase I Study. (PARADIGMA) (PARADIGMA) | NCT03480867

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Unresectable Locally Advanced Colon Cancer | NCT03970694

Determination of Microbiological Factors Predicting Poor Response to Neoadjuvant Treatment in Rectal Cancers (MICARE) | NCT04103567

Role of Neoadjuvent Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Cancer Rectum | NCT04814784

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