Influence of anemia on tumor response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1451-1458

  Lee, Seong Dae ^a   Park, Ji Won ^a   Park, Kui Seon ^a   Lim, Seok Byung ^b   Chang, Hee Jin ^a   Kim, Dae Yong ^a   Jeong, Seung Yong ^c   Choi, Hyo Seong ^a   Oh, Jae Hwan ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anemia; Preoperative chemoradiation; Rectal cancer; Tumor response

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRINOTECAN;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR REGRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 70350431862     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0762-7     Document Type: Article

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