ASO Author Reflections: Similar Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Variable Use and Timing of Restaging MRI and Surgery After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.detering@amc.uva.nl.
² Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Comment

Robin Detering et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;26(Suppl 3):577-578.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07286-y. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

¹ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.detering@amc.uva.nl.
² Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Cross-Sectional Study on MRI Restaging After Chemoradiotherapy and Interval to Surgery in Rectal Cancer: Influence on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes.
Detering R, Borstlap WAA, Broeders L, Hermus L, Marijnen CAM, Beets-Tan RGH, Bemelman WA, van Westreenen HL, Tanis PJ; Dutch Snapshot Research Group. Detering R, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Feb;26(2):437-448. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-07097-7. Epub 2018 Dec 13. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019. PMID: 30547330 Free PMC article.

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