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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2011; 17(48): 5310-5316
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5310
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5310
Predicting tumor response after preoperative chemoradiation using clinical parameters in rectal cancer
Chan Ho Park, Hee Cheol Kim, Yong Beom Cho, Seong Hyeon Yun, Woo Yong Lee, Ho-Kyung Chun, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
Young Suk Park, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
Doo Ho Choi, Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
Author contributions: Park CH, Kim HC and Chun HK designed research; Park CH, Cho YB, Yun SH, Park YS, Choi DH and Lee WY analyzed data; Park CH and Kim HC wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hee Cheol Kim, MD, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Irwon-dong 50, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, South Korea. hckim@skku.edu
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Received: April 1, 2011
Revised: August 1, 2011
Accepted: August 27, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
Revised: August 1, 2011
Accepted: August 27, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
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