MRI response categories predict organ preservation, local regrowth, and survival in rectal cancer patients post-neoadjuvant therapy. Restricted diffusion and abnormal nodal features on MRI indicate ...

Findings can save some lower-risk patients surgery after chemo, radiation. (HealthDay News) — Restaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can predict organ preservation and survival with rectal cancer, ...

An MRI exam can identify residual disease and predict rectal patient outcomes, making it a useful resource to identify patients suitable for a watch-and-wait protocol, according to a study published ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...

“No one wants to get surgery if they can avoid it. Now we have a powerful tool to help patients and their doctors predict who would benefit from surgery after initial chemotherapy and radiation and ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, new research indicates. The findings, from UVA Cancer Center's ...

Distance relapse-free survival was maintained in patients with pMMR locally advanced rectal cancer through non-operative management of the disease. Patients with mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) ...

Phase Ib Study of BI 836880 (VEGF/Ang2 nanobody) in Combination With Ezabenlimab (anti–PD-1 antibody) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors Accurately identifying patients who will ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- More than half of patients with higher-risk rectal cancer avoided aggressive surgery for at least 2 years following short-course radiation therapy (RT) and chemotherapy consolidation, ...