Imaging predictors of treatment outcomes in rectal cancer: an overview

The treatment protocols for rectal cancer continue to evolve, with increasing acceptance of a watch-and-wait policy for clinical complete responders to neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy. It still, however, remains unclear who is likely to achieve a pathological complete response, which unequivocally portends a very favorable overall prognosis. Evolution of modern imaging techniques has paved the way for potential prediction of treatment response based on baseline, on-treatment, early post-treatment and subsequent follow-up imaging alone.

Source: Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology - June 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lakshmi Shree Mahadevan, James Zhong, BhanuPrasad Venkatesulu, Harmeet Kaur, Shreerang Bhide, Bruce Minsky, William Chu, Martijn Intven, Uulke A. van der Heide, Baukelien van Triest, Sunil Krishnan, William Hall Source Type: research