SEOM-GEMCAD-TTD clinical guidelines for localized rectal cancer (2025)
This guideline provides a comprehensive overview of the management of localized rectal cancer, highlighting recent major advances in therapeutic strategies. Accurate staging remains essential, as it informs treatment decisions and facilitates risk assessment. A pivotal development in rectal cancer treatment is the adoption of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT), which has demonstrated improved tumor response, reduced risk of systemic recurrence, and enhanced survival outcomes. This approach enables a "watch-and-wait" strategy and conservative management that may render surgery unnecessary and preserves rectal function in patients who achieve a complete clinical response. By emphasizing a structured approach to staging, multidisciplinary evaluation, and innovative treatment pathways, this guideline aims to improve outcomes while minimizing the morbidity associated with rectal cancer treatment.
Authors
- Vicente Alonso Orduña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-1004)
- Encarnación González‐Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2077-5060)
- Elena Asensio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8571-961X)
- R. Vidal Tocino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-2001)
- F. Losa Gaspà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0111-8708)
- M.J. Safont Aguilera
- María Luisa Limón Mirón
- M. Martínez
- José Luis Manzano Mozo
- Ruth Vera García
Institutions
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES)
- Institut Català d'Oncologia (ES)
- Navarre Institute of Health Research (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario de Elche (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves (ES)
- Navarrabiomed (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario De Valencia (ES)
- Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical & Translational Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-025-04140-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica