Short-course Versus Long-course Preoperative Radiotherapy plus Delayed Surgery in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer: a Meta-analysis |
Liu, Shi-Xin
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Tumor Hospital of Jilin Province)
Zhou, Zhi-Rui (Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University) Chen, Ling-Xiao (Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital) Yang, Yong-Jing (Department of Radiation Oncology, Tumor Hospital of Jilin Province) Hu, Zhi-De (Department of Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital of Ji'nan Military Command Region) Zhang, Tian-Song (Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, Jing'an District Central Hospital of Shanghai) |
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