Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC): Real-world experience from a tertiary Asian cancer center.
Wang M, Gwee Y, Lin Z, Yong W, Sundar R, Tan H, Choo J, Tan K, Lieske B, Cheong W, Tan T, Tey J, Chee C, Chan G. Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC): Real-world experience from a tertiary Asian cancer center. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 39-39. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.3_suppl.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocally advanced rectal cancerTotal neoadjuvant therapyPathological complete responseDisease-free survivalClinical complete responseCircumferential resection marginCycles of XELOXTumor regression gradeCycles of mFOLFOX6Systemic chemotherapyComplete responseR0 resectionRectal cancerRate of clinical complete responseCycles of systemic chemotherapyPathologic complete response rateThreatened circumferential resection marginCircumferential resection margin involvementDisease-free survival ratesWatch-and-wait approachLimitations of retrospective studiesLong-course CRTMedian tumor distanceAdequate organ functionLong-course chemoradiation