Watch and wait approach in rectal cancer: Current controversies and future directions.

Abstract:

:According to the main international clinical guidelines, the recommended treatment for locally-advanced rectal cancer is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery. However, doubts have been raised about the appropriate definition of clinical complete response (cCR) after neoadjuvant therapy and the role of surgery in patients who achieve a cCR. Surgical resection is associated with significant morbidity and decreased quality of life (QoL), which is especially relevant given the favourable prognosis in this patient subset. Accordingly, there has been a growing interest in alternative approaches with less morbidity, including the organ-preserving watch and wait strategy, in which surgery is omitted in patients who have achieved a cCR. These patients are managed with a specific follow-up protocol to ensure adequate cancer control, including the early identification of recurrent disease. However, there are several open questions about this strategy, including patient selection, the clinical and radiological criteria to accurately determine cCR, the duration of neoadjuvant treatment, the role of dose intensification (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy), optimal follow-up protocols, and the future perspectives of this approach. In the present review, we summarize the available evidence on the watch and wait strategy in this clinical scenario, including ongoing clinical trials, QoL in these patients, and the controversies surrounding this treatment approach.

journal_name

World J Gastroenterol

authors

López-Campos F,Martín-Martín M,Fornell-Pérez R,García-Pérez JC,Die-Trill J,Fuentes-Mateos R,López-Durán S,Domínguez-Rullán J,Ferreiro R,Riquelme-Oliveira A,Hervás-Morón A,Couñago F

doi

10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4218

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-08-07 00:00:00

pages

4218-4239

issue

29

eissn

1007-9327

issn

2219-2840

journal_volume

26

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