Prognostic value of Dworak grade of regression (GR) in patients with rectal carcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 645-651

  Losi, Lorena ^a,c   Luppi, Gabriele ^a   Gavioli, Margherita ^b   Iachetta, Francesco ^a   Bertolini, Federica ^a   D'Amico, Roberto ^a   Jovic, Gordana ^a   Bertoni, Filippo ^a   Falchi, Anna Maria ^a   Conte, Pier Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Div di Anat E Istologia Patologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grade of regression; Histologic response; Preoperative radiochemotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 33749000028     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0061-x     Document Type: Review

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