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Editorial
. 2025 Apr;131(5):757-759.
doi: 10.1002/jso.28018. Epub 2024 Nov 26.

The Paradox of Wait and Watch after Total Neoadjuvant Therapy in Ugly Rectal Cancers

Devesh S Ballal  1 , Avanish P Saklani  2
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Editorial

The Paradox of Wait and Watch after Total Neoadjuvant Therapy in Ugly Rectal Cancers

Devesh S Ballal et al. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: locally advanced rectal cancer; total neoadjuvant therapy; watch and wait.

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