Development of a method for digital assessment of tumor regression grade in patients with rectal cancer following neoadjuvant therapy

• Main Authors: Dea Natalie Munch Jepsen (Author), Henrik Høeg (Author), Jeppe Thagaard (Author), Julie Sparholt Walbech (Author), Ismail Gögenur (Author), Anne-Marie Kanstrup Fiehn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgical resection is the standard treatment strategy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (RC). The pathological effect of nCRT is assessed by determining the tumor regression grade (TRG) of the resected tumor. Various methods exist for a...