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S Servagi Vernat1, P Guilbert1, G Bouché1
1Département d'oncologie radiothérapie, institut de cancérologie Jean-Godinot, 1, rue du Général Koenig, 51726 Reims cedex, France.
Abstract:
Rectal cancer is a common pathology in the elderly. The standard for advanced rectal tumors is a chemoradiotherapy regimen combined 50Gy with concomitant chemotherapy followed by a surgery. This treatment induces interruptions of chemoradiotherapy and toxicities G3-4 more important in people over 70 years of age. Hypofractionated radiotherapy 5×5Gy with surgery following week is an alternative. All retrospective studies on this fractionation report an excellent immediate and chronic tolerance. The randomized phase III NACRE trial, comparing these 2 radiotherapy, followed by surgery at 6-8 week, established a standard in the management of the elderly patients.
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