Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and OncologyAged80 and overFemaleHumansMale
SHORT-COURSE RADIOTHERAPY FOR OLDER PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER AND UNFIT FOR CHEMOTHERAPY: THE SOFT STUDY.
Gerardo Rosati, Alfonso De Stefano, Angelo Restivo, Valentina Fanotto, Giuseppe Cicero, Alfredo Colombo, Emanuela Dell'Aquila, Alessandro Parisi, Silvia Ortolani, Stefania Eufemia Lutrino, Chiara Carlomagno, Francesca Dapoto, Giorgio Reggiardo, Fabrizio Tonetto, Vincenzo Ravo
Published: 202610.1016/j.radonc.2025.111218
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) in older patients is not sufficiently standardized in international guidelines. Short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) followed by delayed surgery has emerged as a promising therapeutic opt…
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