articleNew England Journal of MedicineJun 4, 2023GREEN OA

Preoperative Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Mayo Clinic · +20 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

Pelvic radiation plus sensitizing chemotherapy with a fluoropyrimidine (chemoradiotherapy) before surgery is standard care for locally advanced rectal cancer in North America. Whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) can be used in lieu of chemoradiotherapy is uncertain.

Methods

We conducted a multicenter, unblinded, noninferiority, randomized trial of neoadjuvant FOLFOX (with chemoradiotherapy given only if the primary tumor decreased in size by

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • FOLFOX
  • Medicine
  • Hazard ratio
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Chemoradiotherapy
  • Clinical endpoint
  • Surgery
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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