Essential updates 2020/2021: Advancing precision medicine for comprehensive rectal cancer treatment.

ABSTRACT: In the paradigm shift related to rectal cancer treatment, we have to understand a variety of new emerging topics to provide appropriate treatment for individual patients as precision medicine. However, information on surgery, genomic medicine, and pharmacotherapy is highly specialized and subdivided, creating a barrier to achieving thorough knowledge. In this review, we summarize the perspective for rectal cancer treatment and management from the current standard-of-care to the latest findings to help optimize treatment strategy.

SUBMITTER: Takemasa I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043777 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature