PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Rödel, Claus
TI  - CRT with Oxaliplatin Improves DFS in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
DP  - 2014 Aug 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 20--20
VI  - 14
IP  - 14
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/14/20.1.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/14/20.1.full
AB  - Treatment with oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and radiation therapy before and after total mesorectal excision improved disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. This article presents data from the Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Adjuvant Chemotherapy With 5-Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin Versus 5-Fluorouracil Alone in Rectal Cancer trial [CAO/ARO/AIO-04; NCT00349076; Rödel C et al. J Clin Oncol 2014].