Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	9661
Country	Italy

Received	2014-02-23 11:24
Peer-Review Started	2014-02-23 18:07
To Make the First Decision	2014-03-27 21:12
Return for Revision	2014-03-31 10:12
Revised	2014-05-08 00:00
Second Decision	2014-05-26 21:32
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2014-05-26 21:53
Articles in Press	2014-05-26 22:07
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer in 2014: Where are we going?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Andrea Vignali and Paola De Nardi
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Correspondence to: Andrea Vignali, MD, Department of Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita Salute University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy. vignali.andrea@hsr.it
Key Words	Rectal cancer; Cancer staging; Cancer restaging; Neoadjuvant chemoradiation; Response; Treatment; Local control; Local excision; Complete pathologic response; Rectal cancer surgery
Core Tip	There is a growing interest in the possibility of the preoperative identification of locally advanced rectal cancer patients who will or will not benefit from a preoperative chemoradiotherapy. This review evaluates the role of current available imaging techniques in this decision process and critically analyzes the results and future scenarios of the more limited surgical or observational approaches. In particular, the new trends following a pathologic complete response (i.e., local excision, wait and see approach) are discussed on the basis of randomized trials and meta-analyses which form the basis for present treatment recommendations.
Publish Date	2014-08-29 11:57
Citation	Vignali A, De Nardi P. Multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer in 2014: Where are we going? World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(32): 11249-11261
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i32/11249.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11249

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