Tumor size in the management of preoperative radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer.

Discov Oncol · 2025 · PMC12480291 · PMID 41021124

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Preoperative RT on OS The median OS showed a trend favoring the RT + S group compared to the S group, with a pooled hazard ratio (HR) of 0.77 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.60-1.00, P = 0.052, Fig. 1 A).

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