How do you sequence chemoradiation and chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing TNT based upon data from CAO/ARO/AIO-12?   

In practice, does starting with chemoradiation followed by chemotherapy result in a significant delay in initiating chemotherapy or a patient's ability to tolerate 3-4 months of chemotherapy?



Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
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Medical Oncologist at St Lukes Cancer Care Assocs
That's my approach too. What do you do post surger...
Medical Oncologist at Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Since adjuvant therapy is completed pre-operativel...
Medical Oncologist at Mayo Clinic
I agree with the above answers. For T4 and/or N2 (...
Medical Oncologist at Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
I definitely agree that ctDNA is an important and ...
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