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In rectal cancer in patients receiving total neoadjuvant therapy of FOLFOX followed by 5FU-radiation, is there a role for additional adjuvant chemotherapy based on significant residual disease at time of surgery?

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Medical Oncology · Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

To my knowledge, there is no known role for additional adjuvant treatment in patients with rectal cancer who have received total neoadjuvant therapy with FOLFOX followed by chemoradiation or short-course radiation (SCRT). As of yet, no clinical trials address this situation. Furthermore, there is no...

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In rectal cancer in patients receiving total neoadjuvant therapy of FOLFOX followed by 5FU-radiation, is there a role for additional adjuvant chemotherapy based on significant residual disease at time of surgery? | Mednet