Short-course Versus Long-course Neoadjuvant Therapy for Non-metastatic Rectal Cancer: Patterns of Care and Outcomes From the National Cancer Database

摘要

The current United States practice trend for neoadjuvant radiation for rectal cancer is unknown. In this study, 28,193 patients within the National Cancer Database treated with neoadjuvant radiation were identified and analyzed. Although long-course neoadjuvant chemoradiation was strongly preferred over short-course radiation, no difference in outcomes was identified.