Short Course Radiation in the Treatment of Localized Rectal cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This meta-analysis sets out to systematically assess the efficacy of short course radiation (SRT) for rectal cancer patients based on randomized, controlled trials. Eight randomized controlled trials involving 6894 patients were ultimately included in this meta-analysis. Three trials (nā€‰=ā€‰2574) comp...

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Main Authors: Chen, Cui, Sun, Peng, Rong, Jian, Weng, Hui-Wen, Dai, Qiang-sheng, Ye, Sheng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4460726/