Lumbosacral Plexopathy After Carbon-ion Radiation Therapy for Postoperative Pelvic Recurrence of Rectal Cancer: Subanalysis of a Prospective Observational Study (GUNMA 0801) by Takuya Kumazawa, MD, PhD, Shintaro Shiba, MD, PhD, Yuhei Miyasaka, MD, PhD, Masahiko Okamoto, MD, PhD, Daijiro Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Ohno, MD, PhD

“…Purpose: Data are lacking on the risk factors for radiation-induced lumbosacral plexopathy (RILSP) after carbon-ion radiation therapy (CIRT) for pelvic tumors, such as postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer. We investigated the incidence of RILSP and the associated dosimetric parameters using data from a prospective study of CIRT for postoperative pelvic recurrence of rectal cancer (GUNMA 0801). …”
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Survival after Abdominoperineal and Sphincter-Preserving Resection in Nonmetastatic Rectal Cancer: A Population-Based Time-Trend and Propensity Score-Matched SEER Analysis by Rene Warschkow, Sabrina M. Ebinger, Walter Brunner, Bruno M. Schmied, Lukas Marti

“…Abdominoperineal resection (APR) has been associated with impaired survival in nonmetastatic rectal cancer patients. It is unclear whether this adverse outcome is due to the surgical procedure itself or is a consequence of tumor-related characteristics. …”
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Transarterial Chemoembolization of Metastatic Liver Lesions in Patients with Colorectal Cancer by O. Yu. Stukalova, G. P. Gens, Z. Kh. Shugushev, V. V. Maslov, A. G. Chepurnoy

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Designing and evaluating a patient decision aid for patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent rectal cancer: a national multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Martyn Evans, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Dean Anthony Harris, Deena Harji, Anwen Williams

“…Introduction Approximately 5%–10% of new rectal cancers are locally advanced (locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC)) at presentation with 4%–8% recurring (locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC)) after initial treatment. …”
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Rationale and design of a multicentre randomised controlled trial on circulating tumour DNA-guided neoadjuvant treatment strategy for locally advanced rectal cancer (CINTS-R) by Bin Wu, Yi Xiao, Xiao Zhang, Tao Xu, Qian Liu, Wei Fu, Yang An, Yongheng Li, Guole Lin, Huadan Xue, Guoju Wu, Jiaolin Zhou, Hongwei Yao, Zhenjun Wang, Weijie Chen, Junyang Lu, Guannan Zhang, Xiaoyuan Qiu

“…Background The traditional neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) combined with total mesorectal excision has been widely accepted as the standard treatment for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). New strategies such as total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) and neoadjuvant immunotherapy have shown great promise in certain patient populations. …”
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Effect of anastomotic reinforcement with barded suture on anastomotic leakage prevention following laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a retrospective single-center study by Xinyu Qi, Kai Xu, Maoxing Liu, Fei Tan, Pin Gao, Chuanyong Zhou, Zhendan Yao, Nan Zhang, Hong Yang, Chenghai Zhang, Jiadi Xing, Ming Cui, Xiangqian Su

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Impact of Body Mass Index on Surgical and Oncological Outcomes in Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Neoadjuvant 5-Fluorouracil-Based Chemoradiotherapy by Yanwu Sun, Pan Chi

“…To evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the surgical outcome of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (laTME) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC, clinically staged as UICC stage II/III) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). …”
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A visual walkthrough of robotic partial mesorectal excision using the Versius surgical system by Amro Mureb

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Nomograms Predicting Survival, Recurrence and Beneficiary Identification of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Treatment-naïve Patients with Rectal Cancer who Underwent Upfront Curative Resection: A multi-institutional study by Yukihide Kanemitsu, MD, Tomofumi Uotani, MD, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, PhD, Hideki Ueno, PhD, Megumi Ishiguro, PhD, Soichiro Ishihara, PhD, Koji Komori, PhD, Kenichi Sugihara, PhD, Study Group for Nomogram of the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum

“…To create and validate nomograms predicting overall survival and recurrence in treatment-naïve rectal cancer (RC) patients who underwent upfront surgery. …”
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POPULATION-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE RECTAL CANCER STAGE STRUCTURE AND INCIDENCE AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROJECT “HEALTH” AND ALL-NATIONAL DISPENSARIZATION IN THE ARKHANGELSK REGION, RUSSIA (THE RESULTS OF THE PRELIMINARY STUDY) by D. M. Dubovichenko, M. Y. Valkov, A. A. Karpunov, A. Yu. Pankrat'eva

Subjects: “…rectal cancer…”
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Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy up-regulates PD-L1 in radioresistant colorectal cancer by Sung Uk Bae, Hye Won Lee, Jee Young Park, Incheol Seo, Jae-Min Cho, Jin Young Kim, Ju Yup Lee, Yoo Jin Lee, Seong Kyu Baek, Nam Kyu Kim, Sang Jun Byun, Shin Kim

Subjects: “…Locally advanced rectal cancer…”
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Comparison of prognosis for T4b rectal cancer with different pelvic compartment involvement treated using neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and implications for refinement of the current T staging system: A retrospective cohort study by Yang-zi Zhang, Maxiaowei Song, Shuai Li, Jian Tie, Xiang-gao Zhu, Yong-heng Li, Ai-wen Wu, Yong Cai, Wei-hu Wang

Subjects: “…T4b rectal cancer…”
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Total neoadjuvant therapy based on short-course radiotherapy versus standard long-course chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenqi Chen, Haiman Jing, Jishi Li, Yong Jiang, Shasha Li, Weijie Wen, Zhiyuan Xu, Jing Jin

Subjects: “…locally advanced rectal cancer…”
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A qualitative study of stigma in patients with low anterior resection syndrome of rectal cancer (直肠癌低位前切除综合征患者病耻感的质性研究) by WEN Ruizhen (温瑞珍), CHEN Piao (陈飘), LI Yalan (李亚兰), CAO Aifang (曹爱芳), WANG Miaolan (王淼兰), ZHENG XiaoXuan (郑筱暄), PENG Hui (彭慧)

Subjects: “…rectal cancer…”
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Corrigendum: Total neoadjuvant therapy based on short-course radiotherapy versus standard long-course chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenqi Chen, Haiman Jing, Jishi Li, Yong Jiang, Shasha Li, Weijie Wen, Zhiyuan Xu, Jing Jin

Subjects: “…locally advanced rectal cancer…”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome by Masaaki Miyo, Emi Akizuki, Koichi Okuya, Ai Noda, Masayuki Ishii, Ryo Miura, Momoko Ichihara, Maho Toyota, Kohei Okamoto, Tatsuya Ito, Yuji Akiyama, Ichiro Takemasa

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Features of treatment of cancer of the lower ampullary part of the rectum by V Pirogovsky, B Sorokin, S Zlobenet, A Taranenko, A Mylyanovska, D Lutsenko, S Nikogda, M Gnutov

Subjects: “…rectal cancer…”
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Effect of intermittent urethral catheter clamping combined with active urination training (ICCAUT) strategy on postoperative urinary dysfunction after radical rectal cancer surgery: single-centre randomised controlled trial (ICCAUT -1) study protocol by Yuchen Guo, Quan Wang, Tingting He, Sen Liang, Yunan Guan, Jianan Sun, Haiyan Hu

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Extirpation of rectum for cancer in patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension by P. V. Tsarkov, V. M. Lebezev, V. I. Stamov, V. V. Nikoda, A. Yu. Kravchenko, Ye. D. Lyubivy, B. N. Bashankayev, M. A. Danilov

Subjects: “…rectal cancer…”
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Effect of pelvic floor muscle training combined with hydrotherapy on postoperative rehabilitation of patients undergoing for sphincter preservation rectal cancer (盆底肌锻炼联合水疗促进直肠癌患者保肛术后康复效果研究) by HUANG Liming (黄丽明), WU Lifang (吴丽芳)

Subjects: “…rectal cancer…”
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