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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2022

Histopathological, Radiological, and Demographic Factors Predicting the Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer.

Emine Yildirim, Sibel Bektas, Zekeriya Pelen, Irem Yanik, Ahmet Muzaffer Er, Ferhat Cengel, Perihan Özkan Gumuskaya

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Emine YildirimDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. opdreyildirim@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-402X
Sibel BektasDepartment of Pathology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-9869
Zekeriya PelenDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6968-4808
Irem YanikDepartment of Pathology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6227-1189
Ahmet Muzaffer ErDepartment of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8578-1229
Ferhat CengelDepartment of Radiology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7582-8078
Perihan Özkan GumuskayaDepartment of İnternal Medicine, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital, Prof. Dr, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0838-9220

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6 · The paper itself

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aimWhile the treatment for early stage rectal cancer is surgery, when a diagnosis is made at a locally advanced stage, it is recommended to start treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Therefore, it is important to determine which patients will respond best to neoadjuvant treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate which hematological, histopathological, and radiological parameters can predict the response to chemoradiotherapy. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A retrospective examination was made of 43 patients who underwent surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy because of locally advanced stage rectal cancer. Demographic data were collected from the patient files, and the radiological, histopathological, and laboratory findings before neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy were compared with the findings after treatment.

resultsIn the postoperative evaluation, a pathological complete response was determined in 25.50% of the patients. Lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, and absence of necrosisis were seen to be statistically related to major response (p < 0.05), and in patients where the tumor was closer than 6 cm to the anal verge, the response was better

conclusionWhen the findings were examined, histopathological lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, the presence of necrosis, and the anal verge distance were evaluated as parameters predicting the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer.

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Neoadjuvant TherapyRectal NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapyDemographyHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeLocally advanced rectal cancerLymphovascular invasionPathological complete responsePerineural invasionResponse to neoadjuvant therapy

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