Authors: | Benson, A. B. 3rd; Venook, A. P.; Al-Hawary, M. M.; Cederquist, L.; Chen, Y. J.; Ciombor, K. K.; Cohen, S.; Cooper, H. S.; Deming, D.; Engstrom, P. F.; Grem, J. L.; Grothey, A.; Hochster, H. S.; Hoffe, S.; Hunt, S.; Kamel, A.; Kirilcuk, N.; Krishnamurthi, S.; Messersmith, W. A.; Meyerhardt, J.; Mulcahy, M. F.; Murphy, J. D.; Nurkin, S.; Saltz, L.; Sharma, S.; Shibata, D.; Skibber, J. M.; Sofocleous, C. T.; Stoffel, E. M.; Stotsky-Himelfarb, E.; Willett, C. G.; Wuthrick, E.; Gregory, K. M.; Gurski, L.; Freedman-Cass, D. A. |
Article Title: | Rectal cancer, version 2.2018: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology |
Abstract: | The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Rectal Cancer address diagnosis, staging, surgical management, perioperative treatment, management of recurrent and metastatic disease, disease surveillance, and survivorship in patients with rectal cancer. This portion of the guidelines focuses on the management of localized disease, which involves careful patient selection for curative-intent treatment options that sequence multimodality therapy usually comprised of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical resection. © JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. |
Journal Title: | Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Volume: | 16 |
Issue: | 7 |
ISSN: | 1540-1405 |
Publisher: | Harborside Press |
Date Published: | 2018-07-01 |
Start Page: | 874 |
End Page: | 901 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.6004/jnccn.2018.0061 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
PUBMED: | 30006429 |
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Notes: | Source: Scopus |