Treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer with radiation therapy and preoperative chemotherapy

Authors

  • Alvaro Luongo
  • Sergio Aguiar
  • Luis González Machado
  • José Guerra
  • Carlos Michelenea
  • Hugo Bisio
  • Claudio Ruiz Liard
  • Mario Varangot
  • Roberto Wolman
  • Pedro Kasdorf
  • Silvia García
  • Blanca Tasende
  • Maria Echenique
  • Miguel Torres
  • Daniel Lusheimer
  • Walter Hernández
  • Fernando Delgado

Keywords:

neoplasms, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, rectum

Abstract

Colorectal cancer has a high mortality rafe in Uruguay Surgery alone has a local relapsing rafe of 13-26%. Preoperative irradia/ion has shown to improve the ressecability and the local management. The aim of this protocol is to decrease the rafe of local relapse, using preopeative raiotherapy (RT) and concomitan/ chemoterapy that enhances the RT effects, improving therefore the therapeutic ratio.

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Published

1993-04-18

How to Cite

1.
Luongo A, Aguiar S, González Machado L, Guerra J, Michelenea C, Bisio H, Ruiz Liard C, Varangot M, Wolman R, Kasdorf P, García S, Tasende B, Echenique M, Torres M, Lusheimer D, Hernández W, Delgado F. Treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer with radiation therapy and preoperative chemotherapy. Cir. Urug. [Internet]. 1993 Apr. 18 [cited 2024 May 26];63(4-5-6):150-3. Available from: https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4228

Issue

Vol. 63 No. 4-5-6 (1993): Cirugía del Uruguay

Section

Original Article

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