title: Adjuvant chemotherapy of rectal cancer.
abstract: The basic principles as well as the possible indications for adjuvant chemotherapy are discussed. An overview of the studies testing chemotherapy alone or combined with radiation or immunotherapy is presented.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Longueville
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery