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

doi:10.1515/med-2019-0068

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
pp. 607 – 612

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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.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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