title: Management of complete response after chemoradiation in rectal cancer.
abstract: There are an increasing number of reports on nonoperative management of rectal cancer patients who achieve a dramatic response to neoadjuvant therapy. This review discusses the current literature, and describes treatment strategies for patients who have a complete clinical response on follow-up endoscopy after chemoradiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: weiser1@MSKCC.ORG.
authors.forename: Martin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Weiser
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beets-Tan
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beets
mesh_terms: D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Complete clinical response; Neoadjuvant therapy; Non-operative management; Rectal cancer