A case of locally advanced rectal cancer responding to FOLFOX
2009
: The 57-year-old man was underwent sigmoid colostomy due to unresectable rectal carcinoma. Then he was treated with chemotherapy of levofolinate/5-fluorouracil/oxaliplatin(FOLFOX). After completion of 12 courses of chemotherapy, MR revealed responses. The patient underwent a low anterior resection. Preoperative chemotherapy with FOLFOX appears a promising regimen for patients with unresectable rectal cancer.
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