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The Role of Fibrinogen as a Predictor in Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer

The Role of Fibrinogen as a Predictor in Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer

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The Role of Fibrinogen as a Predictor in Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer

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Full title

The Role of Fibrinogen as a Predictor in Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer

Publisher

Boston: Springer US

Journal title

Annals of surgical oncology, 2015-01, Vol.22 (1), p.209-215

Language

English

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Boston: Springer US

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Contents

Background
To perform chemoradiotherapy (CRT) effectively, it is clinically beneficial to identify predictors of tumor response after CRT. This study examined the association between plasma fibrinogen level before preoperative CRT and tumor response in advanced rectal cancer.
Methods
This was a retrospective study of 947 patients who recei...

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The Role of Fibrinogen as a Predictor in Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1639980878

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1639980878

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ISSN

1068-9265

E-ISSN

1534-4681

DOI

10.1245/s10434-014-3962-5

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