Survival impact of radiotherapy for patients with de novo metastatic rectal cancer
RT significantly improves OS in patients with mRC, underscoring its role in treatment strategies. These findings support its inclusion in therapeutic protocols and highlight the need for larger, multicenter trials to confirm and extend these results.
Authors
- Kai-Lung Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-8122)
- Yu-Jie Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5729-3305)
- Yueh-Ming Lin
- Tai-Jan Chiu
- Ming-Chun Kuo
- Harvey Yu-Li Su
- Chang-Ting Lin
- Shih-Yu Huang
- Ko-Chao Lee
- Eng-Yen Huang
- Yun-Hsuan Lin
- Chia-Che Wu
Institutions
- National Sun Yat-sen University (TW)
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Coloproctology
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2025.00605.0086
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chang Gung Medical Foundation
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital