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Impact of Time Duration After Neoadjuvant Therapy to Surgery on Response and Outcome in Rectal Cancer Patients

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    Christopher G. Willett MD & Brian G. Czito MD

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Willett, C.G., Czito, B.G. Impact of Time Duration After Neoadjuvant Therapy to Surgery on Response and Outcome in Rectal Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Oncol 15, 2636–2638 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-0058-0

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