Is neoadjuvant folfox an effective treatment only in a very selected favorable subgroup of locally advanced rectal cancer?

Cancer Radiother. 2024 Jun;28(3):280-281. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2023.12.002. Epub 2024 Jun 12.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols* / therapeutic use
  • Fluorouracil* / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin* / administration & dosage
  • Leucovorin* / therapeutic use
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy* / methods
  • Organoplatinum Compounds* / administration & dosage
  • Organoplatinum Compounds* / therapeutic use
  • Rectal Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Rectal Neoplasms* / pathology

Substances

  • Fluorouracil
  • Leucovorin
  • Organoplatinum Compounds

Supplementary concepts

  • Folfox protocol