Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	18514
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2015-04-22 18:13
Peer-Review Started	2015-04-23 15:52
To Make the First Decision	2015-07-20 14:36
Return for Revision	2015-08-02 17:09
Revised	2015-08-13 16:23
Second Decision	2015-10-14 08:58
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-10-14 18:03
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-10-26 17:36
Articles in Press	2015-10-26 17:37
Publication Fee Transferred
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-12-08 14:55
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-01-06 16:13

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Complete radiotherapy response in rectal cancer: A review of the evidence
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Daniel G Couch and David M Hemingway
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	David M Hemingway, MB, ChB, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE12 8TZ Leicester, United Kingdom. dhemingway_1@hotmail.com
Key Words	Cancer; Rectum; Complete; Response; Chemoradiotherapy
Core Tip	The management of rectal cancer has changed considerably over the last 15 years. Here we summarise the need for consensus on the definition of complete response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery, the problems associated with with heterogenous treatment programs and the need for randomised evidence.
Publish Date	2016-01-06 16:13
Citation	Couch DG, Hemingway DM. Complete radiotherapy response in rectal cancer: A review of the evidence. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(2): 467-470
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i2/467.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.467

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