Preventive efficacy of hydrocortisone enema for radiation proctitis in rectal cancer patients undergoing short-course radiotherapy: a phase II randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.

We found no significant associations between proctitis severity and patients' age, sex, ECOG performance score, comorbidities, or tumor location; however, there was a significant correlation between the planning target volume and proctitis (P=0.038), as well as a notable trend for a relationship between CTV and proctitis severity (P=0.089) ( Table 3 ).

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