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Geerard L. Beets

Researcher at Netherlands Cancer Institute

Publications -  311
Citations -  18117

Geerard L. Beets is an academic researcher from Netherlands Cancer Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colorectal cancer & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 270 publications receiving 14472 citations. Previous affiliations of Geerard L. Beets include Tibotec & Champalimaud Foundation.

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Global variation in the long-term outcomes of ypT0 rectal cancers

TL;DR: An international cohort study enrolling ypT0/ypTis rectal cancers surgically treated from 2012 to 2017 and identifying sub-groups at risk for relapses and nodal metastasis found a global variation when benchmarking a rectal cancer complete regression.
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Gastrointestinal cancer: Which way is forward in the treatment of rectal cancer?

TL;DR: Preoperative 5-fluorouracil-based chemoradiation with optimal surgery provides very effective local control in locally advanced rectal cancer and adding oxaliplatin as a radiosensitizer provides any additional benefit.