Werner Hohenberger

TL;DR: Preoperative chemoradiotherapy, as compared with postoperative cheMoradi therapy, improved local control and was associated with reduced toxicity but did not improve overall survival.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported long-term results with a median follow-up of 134 months, where they found a difference of 10% in 5-year overall survival as the primary end point.

TL;DR: This technique is focused on an intact package of the tumour and its main lymphatic drainage and this technique is nowadays accepted worldwide for optimal rectal cancer surgery.

TL;DR: In this exploratory analysis, complete ( TRG 4) and intermediate pathologic response (TRG 2 + 3) suggested improved DFS after preoperative CRT, and TRG assessment should be implemented in pathologic evaluation and prospectively validated in further studies.

TL;DR: The proposed definition and clinical grading of anastomotic leakage is applicable easily in the setting of clinical studies and should be applied in future reports to facilitate valid comparison of the results of different studies.