title: The right study design is needed to find out which patients benefit from preoperative chemoradiotherapy for intermediate staged rectal cancer.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valentini
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents