Therapie des Rektumkarzinoms

The optimization of the surgical treatment and the stage- and location-dependent integration into a multimodal therapy concept, especially with radiotherapy, on the basis of cross-sectional imaging in recent decades has led to a significant improvement of the oncological outcome of patients with rectal cancer. In patients with liver metastases, primary systemic therapy is the treatment of choice. Complete remission after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, with the option to waive any surgical procedures, is observed in about 5?% of the irradiated patients.