Nicole J Altomare1, Mary F Mulcahy2

  • 1McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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概括

本综述审查了局部晚期直肠癌 (LARC) 的不断变化的治疗序列,重点是通过化学放射治疗,手术和化疗来优化生存率和减少长期毒性.

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