title: Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision surgery of rectal cancer: towards the eradication of pelvic failures?
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, Unité de Radiothérapie et Curiethérapie, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bosset
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Horiot
mesh_terms: D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis