Short Course Radiation in the Treatment of Localized Rectal cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ana...
Short Course Radiation in the Treatment of Localized Rectal cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Chen, Cui , Sun, Peng , Rong, Jian , Weng, Hui-Wen , Dai, Qiang-sheng and Ye, Sheng
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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This meta-analysis sets out to systematically assess the efficacy of short course radiation (SRT) for rectal cancer patients based on randomized, controlled trials. Eight randomized controlled trials involving 6894 patients were ultimately included in this meta-analysis. Three trials (n = 2574) compared SRT with surgery alone. Local recurrence was...
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Short Course Radiation in the Treatment of Localized Rectal cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4460726
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4460726
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/srep10953
