title: [Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy of rectal cancer: our experience].
abstract: Postoperative chemoradiotherapy is the recommended standard therapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. In recent years, encouraging results with preoperative radiotherapy have been reported. From 2000 at January 2005 we treated 11 patient and our results suggest that preoperative radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy increases the chances of tumor downstaging and downsizing and facilitates sphincter-sparing surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia Laparoscopica, Patologia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi G D'Annunzio, PO SS Annunziata, Chieti.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cieri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cotellese
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Genovesi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Innocenti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000532:radiotherapy*