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Primary Gross Tumor Volume (pGTV) and Tumor Response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (LARC). Is There Any Correlation?

N. TsoukalasDepartment of Oncology, Veterans Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece; Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, MSc, PhD,
E. MosaDepartment of Radiotherapy, “Saint Savvas” Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece;
, MD, MSc, PhD,
K. TsapakidisDepartment of Oncology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece;
, MD, MSc, PhD,
K. KamposiorasDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK;
, MD, PhD, FRCP &
M. ToliaDepartment of Radiotherapy-Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece
, MD, MSc, PhD
Pages 191-193 | Published online: 19 Aug 2019

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