title: Is a policy of watch and wait after a complete response following neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma justified? Should we reset the limit?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata-Roma, Via dell'Amba Aradam 9, 00184, Rome, Italy, cevitelli@me.com.
authors.forename: Carlo Eugenio
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Vitelli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stipa
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: De Paula
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057832:Watchful Waiting