title: Colorectal cancer: adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer-an unresolved issue.
authors.affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, DUMC 3085, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palta
authors.affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, DUMC 3085, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Brian G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Czito
authors.affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, DUMC 3085, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Willett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome