Elevated CA19-9 as the Most Significant Prognostic Factor in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

It remains controversial regarding the prognostic significance of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) (T3–4/N+) patients with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (neo-CRT). And it is unknown whether CA19-9 can identify patients who may benefit from adjuvant chemoth...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Lu-Ning, OuYang, Pu-Yun, Xiao, Wei-Wei, Yu, Xin, You, Kai-Yun, Zeng, Zhi-Fan, Xu, Rui-Hua, Gao, Yuan-Hong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912245/