Session 3: Many ways to organ preserve the rectum but which is correct?

J Read; P Tekkis; E Rullier; J Nicholls; N Mortensen; J Marks; R J C Steele; G Brown

doi:10.1111/codi.14085

Session 3: Many ways to organ preserve the rectum but which is correct?

Colorectal Dis. 2018 May:20 Suppl 1:82-87. doi: 10.1111/codi.14085.

Authors

J Read¹, P Tekkis¹, E Rullier², J Nicholls³, N Mortensen⁴, J Marks⁵, R J C Steele⁶, G Brown^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² Saint-Andre Hospital, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
³ Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁴ University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁵ Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁶ Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.

PMID: 29878680
DOI: 10.1111/codi.14085

Abstract

From the patient's perspective, cancer cure with full preservation of function is a crucial goal. There are many advances that have emerged which may make this possible in a greater proportion of patients without compromising oncological outcomes. Professor Tekkis reviews the options and evidence to date for 'organ preservation' and the expert panel discuss the implications for current and future patient care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chemoradiotherapy / methods*
Chemoradiotherapy / mortality
Consensus
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Organ Sparing Treatments / methods*
Patient Selection
Prognosis
Rectal Neoplasms / mortality
Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
Rectal Neoplasms / therapy*
Risk Assessment
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome