Open Medicine
(Aug 2019)
Colorectal cancer in the elderly patient: the role of neo-adjuvant therapy
Dodaro Concetta Anna,
Calogero Armando,
Tammaro Vincenzo,
Pellegrino Tommaso,
Lionetti Ruggero,
Campanile Silvia,
Menkulazi Marsela,
Ciccozzi Massimo,
Iannicelli Anna Maria,
Giallauria Francesco,
Sagnelli Caterina
Affiliations
Dodaro Concetta Anna
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Calogero Armando
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Tammaro Vincenzo
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Pellegrino Tommaso
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Lionetti Ruggero
Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Campanile Silvia
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Menkulazi Marsela
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Ciccozzi Massimo
Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
Iannicelli Anna Maria
Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
Giallauria Francesco
Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
Sagnelli Caterina
Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0068
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14,
no. 1
Abstract
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Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has a significant role in downstaging cancer. It improves the local control of the disease and can make conservative resection of rectal cancer possible.
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