• 1.Center of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;;
  • 2.West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, ChinaCorresponding Author: LI Li, E-mail: drlili116@126.com;
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Objective  To summarize the application and advancement of neoadjuvant therapy combined with transanal resection in stage T2-3 rectal cancer.
Methods  Domestic and abroad publications on the studies of neoadjuvant therapy combined with transanal resection in stage T2-3 rectal cancer in recent years were collected and reviewed.
Results  In selected patients with stage T2-3 rectal cancer, neoadjuvant therapy combined with transanal resection was efficacious in sphincter preservation and complications prevention. Compared with modality without chemoradiation, the recurrence rate had decreased from 17%-62% to 0-20%.
Conclusion  Selected patients with stage T2-3 rectal cancer can benefit from neoadjuvant chemoradiation combined with transanal resection.

Citation: XU Su,YANG Tinghan,WANG Xiaodong,LI Li. Advances of Neoadjuvant Therapy Combined with Transanal Resection in Stage T 2-3 Rectal Cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2010, 17(4): 407-410. doi: Copy