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Radiation Oncology/Rectum/Review
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Rectal Cancer Review
Surgical margin
R0 typically defined as >1 mm
Prognostic impact on LR and OS
Neoadjuvant chemo-RT
Superior over adjuvant chemo-RT: German Rectal Trial
Superior over neoadjuvant RT alone: EORTC 22921 and FFCD 9203
No difference in OS, 5-year ~65%
Significant benefit for LR 16-17% -> 8-9%
R0 ~90%; ypCR 15-20%