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Extensive multimodal treatments with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy followed by Total Mesorectal Excision for locally advanced rectal cancer allows fit older patients to achieve good oncologic and functional outcomes. Real world data and proof of concept
2023-02-16
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<h4>Introduction: </h4> Rectal cancer (RC) commonly affects older patients, a heterogeneous population whose general status may vary from fit to frail. Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT) has been introduced to improve local and systemic control of RC. The aim was to present real-world data of older patients receiving TNT followed by minimally invasive surgery after a multidimensional frailty assessment and verify whe...
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2520117/v1
