The primary objective of the study is to compare the rate of postoperative complications between rectal cancer patients undergoing standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy or short- course radiotherapy and patients receiving TNT. The secondary objectives of the study include the evaluation of treatment-related adverse reactions and postoperative complications in elderly patients receiving the treatments and the comparison of treatment-related adverse reactions and postoperative complications in patients receiving induction versus consolidation TNT.
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90 days postoperative complications
Timeframe: 12 months
The primary endpoint of the study is the rate of 90-day postoperative complications between the study cohorts.
Timeframe: 3 months