Treatment approach in locally advanced rectal cancer during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: long course or short course?

Colorectal Dis. 2020 Jun;22(6):642-643. doi: 10.1111/codi.15058. Epub 2020 Apr 25.

Authors

F De Felice¹, N Petrucciani²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiotherapy, Policlinico Umberto I 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² General Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, St Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 32237263
DOI: 10.1111/codi.15058

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Chemoradiotherapy / methods*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods*
Disease Management
Duration of Therapy*
Humans
Mesentery / surgery
Neoadjuvant Therapy / methods*
Neoplasm Staging
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Radiotherapy / methods*
Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
Rectal Neoplasms / therapy*
Rectum / surgery
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors