Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3343
Country	Italy

Received	2013-04-24 09:13
Peer-Review Started	2013-04-24 11:06
To Make the First Decision	2013-05-14 18:54
Return for Revision	2013-05-18 16:03
Revised	2013-05-21 21:12
Second Decision	2013-07-17 18:17
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2013-07-18 13:27
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Typeset the Manuscript	2013-08-09 14:33
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-09-26 18:39

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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	How reliable is current imaging in restaging rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Paola De Nardi and Michele Carvello
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Paola De Nardi, MD, Department of Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milano, Italy. denardi.paola@hsr.it
Key Words	Rectal cancer; Restaging; Neoadjuvant therapies; Diagnostic accuracy; Complete pathological response
Core Tip	Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has become the standard treatment for patients with advanced rectal cancer allowing reduction of local recurrences and increased sphincters' preservation. New trends have proposed the possibility to change the planned surgical resection after neoadjuvant treatment, in case of extensive tumor response, and several Authors claim limited resection or non operative "wait and see" policy. In this setting restaging plays a crucial role in identifying patients with complete response. The diagnostic accuracy in predicting tumor response of the currently available imaging techniques is extensively reviewed in order to determine the reliability.
Publish Date	2013-09-26 18:39
Citation	De Nardi P, Carvello M. How reliable is current imaging in restaging rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(36): 5964-5972
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i36/5964.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i36.5964

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