Treatment decisions after completion of TNT: The Memorial Sloan Kettering Regression Schema

Treatment decisions after completion of TNT: The Memorial Sloan Kettering Regression Schema

. Incomplete response. Endoscopic and T2-weighted MRI images both pre- and post-treatment are shown for a patient who experienced no significant response to induction chemotherapy followed by CRT. This is a 45-year-old woman who underwent 8 cycles of induction FOLFOX followed by CRT with minimal or no response. The patient was therefore referred for TME

Guidelines for tumor measurement

For the endoscopic exam, the length of the tumor is defined as the difference between the distance of the proximal and distal margins in relation to the anal verge. Continue reading “Treatment decisions after completion of TNT: The Memorial Sloan Kettering Regression Schema”