Radiotherapy versus no radiotherapy for rectal neuroendocrine carcinoma patients treated with surgery and chemotherapy: a population-based cohort study
Radiotherapy was an independent favorable prognostic factor for rectal NECs. The addition of radiotherapy to surgery plus chemotherapy might improve the clinical outcome. In the future, well-designed prospective studies are needed to assess the potential role of radiation in managing surgically resectable rectal NEC.
Authors
- Jiaying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-9946)
- Xiaojun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1788-4637)
- Shuping Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-882X)
- Weisheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2378-8546)
- Farooq Benish
Institutions
- Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Lanzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Oncology
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-03418-x
- Primary Topic
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00