Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Preliminary Results of Rectal Preservation After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

The standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer is total mesorectal excision. However, organ preservation has been proposed for tumours with good response to neoadjuvant treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oncologic results of this strategy. This is a retrospective cohort study (2005–2014) including a consecutive series of patients with rectal adenocarcinoma with complete or almost complete clinical response after...