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Rectal cancer: latest developments and innovative new treatment concepts

Rectal cancer: latest developments and innovative new treatment concepts editorial memo (2020) 13:251–252 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12254-020-00631-y Rectal cancer: latest developments and innovative new treatment concepts Arno Amann © Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature 2020 In this special issue of the Magazine of European combinations in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy Medical Oncology (MEMO), a multidisciplinary team concerning rectal cancer are discussed. Three inno- of experts summarizes and discusses recent develop- vative and promising new strategies to improve rectal ments and interesting results in rectum carcinoma, cancer treatment, the total neoadjuvant therapy, short from a rising incidence in a young patient cohort to course radiotherapy and the implementation of im- neoadjuvant, palliative and adjuvant treatment pro- mune checkpoint inhibitors seem to be the way to go tocols. Especially up-front therapy before surgery has in the future. been the field within the multimodal treatment of this In the short review by Reichinger et al. [4], a novel cancer entity with the most promising and interesting form of guided adjuvant treatment in colorectal can- developments over the last year, raising the question cer is discussed by analysing circulating tumour DNA of whether surgery is always needed or whether an (ctDNA) as an indicator of residual disease after organ-preserving concept will be the way to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology Springer Journals

Rectal cancer: latest developments and innovative new treatment concepts

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Springer Journals
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2020 Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature
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1865-5041
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1865-5076
DOI
10.1007/s12254-020-00631-y
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editorial memo (2020) 13:251–252 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12254-020-00631-y Rectal cancer: latest developments and innovative new treatment concepts Arno Amann © Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature 2020 In this special issue of the Magazine of European combinations in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy Medical Oncology (MEMO), a multidisciplinary team concerning rectal cancer are discussed. Three inno- of experts summarizes and discusses recent develop- vative and promising new strategies to improve rectal ments and interesting results in rectum carcinoma, cancer treatment, the total neoadjuvant therapy, short from a rising incidence in a young patient cohort to course radiotherapy and the implementation of im- neoadjuvant, palliative and adjuvant treatment pro- mune checkpoint inhibitors seem to be the way to go tocols. Especially up-front therapy before surgery has in the future. been the field within the multimodal treatment of this In the short review by Reichinger et al. [4], a novel cancer entity with the most promising and interesting form of guided adjuvant treatment in colorectal can- developments over the last year, raising the question cer is discussed by analysing circulating tumour DNA of whether surgery is always needed or whether an (ctDNA) as an indicator of residual disease after organ-preserving concept will be the way to

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memo - Magazine of European Medical OncologySpringer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 2020

Keywords: oncology; medicine/public health, general

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