Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	12421
Country	Italy

Received	2014-07-07 20:54
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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Locally advanced rectal cancer: The importance of a multidisciplinary approach
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rossana Berardi, Elena Maccaroni, Azzurra Onofri, Francesca Morgese, Mariangela Torniai, Michela Tiberi, Consuelo Ferrini and Stefano Cascinu
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Corresponding Author	Rossana Berardi, MD, Medical Oncology Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I, GM Lancisi, G Salesi di Ancona, via Conca 71, 60126 Ancona, Italy. r.berardi@univpm.it
Key Words	Locally advanced rectal cancer; Neo-adjuvant treatment; Radio-chemotherapy; Surgery; Adjuvant treatment; Target drugs
Core Tip	In the last three decades, multidisciplinary treatments have significantly reduced both local and distant recurrences due to locally advanced rectal cancer, with a consensual increase in overall survival. Even if surgery still remains the mainstay of treatment, for patients with stage Ⅱ or Ⅲ rectal cancer, available data support the use of neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by radical resection. In the neo-adjuvant setting, novel biologic agents targeting aberrant pathways in rectal carcinogenesis are currently under study. This review describes the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer, focusing on evidences supporting this approach and on the ongoing research to improve these regimens.
Publish Date	2014-12-18 17:08
Citation	Berardi R, Maccaroni E, Onofri A, Morgese F, Torniai M, Tiberi M, Ferrini C, Cascinu S. Locally advanced rectal cancer: The importance of a multidisciplinary approach. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(46): 17279-17287
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i46/17279.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17279

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