Palliative radiotherapy and chemotherapy instead of surgery in symptomatic rectal cancer with synchronous unresectable metastases: long-term results of a phase II study

Acta Oncol. 2016 Nov;55(11):1369-1370. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2016.1177201. Epub 2016 May 13.

Authors

Dobromira Tyc-Szczepaniak¹, Lucjan Wyrwicz^{1

2}, Katarzyna Wiśniowska¹, Wojciech Michalski³, Lucyna Pietrzak¹, Krzysztof Bujko¹

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Radiotherapy , Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre , Warsaw , Poland.
² b Clinical Oncology Division of Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology , Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre , Warsaw , Poland.
³ c Department of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics Unit , Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre , Warsaw , Poland.

PMID: 27173147
DOI: 10.1080/0284186X.2016.1177201

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial, Phase II

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chemoradiotherapy / methods*
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Radiotherapy Dosage
Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
Rectal Neoplasms / therapy*
Treatment Outcome