Guiding significance of pathological diagnosis in watch and wait strategy for locally advanced rectal cancer patients after neoadjuvant therapy

Some studies have demonstrated promising results of watch and wait (W&W) approaches in carefully selected patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who get a clinical complete response (cCR) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). This approach of organ- preservation helps patients avoid surgery and its related morbidity and mortality. nCRT will lead to the regression of the tumor cells and the uneven distribution of the residual tumor cells. The reliability of biopsy is still unsatisfactory in W&W strategy due to the high ratio of false negative cases. Therefore, the patients with negative histopathological assessment should also receive a strict follow-up. In the future, immune microenvironment and molecular markers, patient derived organoid, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating cell-free nucleic acids (cfDNA) may be helpful for screening and monitoring patients undergoing W&W.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery - 23(2020), 3 vom: 25. März, Seite 248-251

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Z W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Neoadjuvant therapy
Pathological evaluation
Rectal neoplasms
Watch and wait strategy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.03.2020

Date Revised 23.03.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200224-00079

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM307787257