Abstract
Background: Rectal cancer is commonly diagnosed at a precocious stage, but for patients presenting at diagnosis with stage IV disease the best treatment is still undefined. The purpose of this study was to review the feasibility and outcome of multimodality treatment of rectal cancer patients metastatic at diagnosis. Patients and Methods: From January 2000 to December 2005, 40 patients with histologically proven stage IV rectal adenocarcinoma (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1079-1085 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Anticancer Research |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Chemotherapy
- Phase II study
- Rectal cancer
- Stage IV
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology