Watch-and-Wait is an Option in Rectal Cancer Patients: From Controversy to Common Clinical Practice

Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2023 Feb;35(2):124-129. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.11.011. Epub 2022 Dec 5.

Authors

B A Grotenhuis¹, G L Beets²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² GROW - School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 36481218
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.11.011

Abstract

Overview of the introduction of organ preservation in rectal cancer patients and future challenges.

Keywords: Nonoperative management; organ preservation; rectal cancer; watch and wait.

Copyright © 2022 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chemoradiotherapy
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Organ Preservation
Rectal Neoplasms* / therapy
Treatment Outcome
Watchful Waiting*