Patient-Reported Bowel Function in Patients With Rectal Cancer Managed by a Watch-and-Wait Strategy After Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A watch-and-wait strategy is a nonoperative alternative to sphincter-preserving surgery for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who achieve a clinical complete response after neoadjuvant therapy. There are limited data about bowel function for patients undergoing this organ-preservation approach.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to compare bowel function in patients with rectal cancer managed with a watch-and-wait approach with bowel function in patients who underwent sphincter-preserving surgery (total mesorectal excision).

Design

This was a retrospective case-control study using patient-reported outcomes.

Settings

The study was conducted at a comprehensive cancer center.

Patients

Twenty-one patients underwent a watch-and-wait

SUBMITTER: Quezada-Diaz FF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7274891 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature