Comparing neoadjuvant therapy followed by local excision to total mesorectal excision in the treatment of early stage rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Paul Lynch, Odhrán K. Ryan, Mark Donnelly, Éanna J. Ryan, Matthew G. Davey, Ian S. Reynolds, Ben Creavin, Ann Hanly, Rory Kennelly, Seán Martin, D. C. Winter
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MedicineTotal mesorectal excisionColorectal cancerHazard ratioRectumSurgeryRadiation therapyNeoadjuvant therapyStage (stratigraphy)ChemoradiotherapyRandomized controlled trialInternal medicineClinical trialHepatologyCancerConfidence intervalBreast cancerPaleontologyBiologyColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsColorectal and Anal CarcinomasColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection