Comment on

• Cancer of Rectum; Excision after application of Radium.

  Symonds CJ. Symonds CJ. Proc R Soc Med. 1914;7(Clin Sect):152. doi: 10.1177/003591571400700277. Proc R Soc Med. 1914. PMID: 19977537 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
• Wait-and-see policy for clinical complete responders after chemoradiation for rectal cancer.

  Maas M, Beets-Tan RG, Lambregts DM, Lammering G, Nelemans PJ, Engelen SM, van Dam RM, Jansen RL, Sosef M, Leijtens JW, Hulsewé KW, Buijsen J, Beets GL. Maas M, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Dec 10;29(35):4633-40. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.7176. Epub 2011 Nov 7. J Clin Oncol. 2011. PMID: 22067400 Clinical Trial.
• Assessment of Clinical Complete Response After Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer with Digital Rectal Examination, Endoscopy, and MRI: Selection for Organ-Saving Treatment.

  Maas M, Lambregts DM, Nelemans PJ, Heijnen LA, Martens MH, Leijtens JW, Sosef M, Hulsewé KW, Hoff C, Breukink SO, Stassen L, Beets-Tan RG, Beets GL. Maas M, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Nov;22(12):3873-80. doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-4687-9. Epub 2015 Jul 22. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015. PMID: 26198074 Free PMC article.
• Watch-and-wait approach versus surgical resection after chemoradiotherapy for patients with rectal cancer (the OnCoRe project): a propensity-score matched cohort analysis.

  Renehan AG, Malcomson L, Emsley R, Gollins S, Maw A, Myint AS, Rooney PS, Susnerwala S, Blower A, Saunders MP, Wilson MS, Scott N, O'Dwyer ST. Renehan AG, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Feb;17(2):174-183. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00467-2. Epub 2015 Dec 17. Lancet Oncol. 2016. PMID: 26705854