TY - JOUR AU - Wurschi, Georg AU - Kesselmeier, Miriam AU - Schneider, Melanie AU - Becker, Jan-Niklas AU - Frerker, Bernd AU - Vorbach, Samuel M AU - Ehret, Felix AU - Diefenhardt, Markus AU - Schunn, Fabian AU - von Gruben, Maria-Elena AU - Büttner, Marcel AU - Hoffmann, Elgin AU - Rühle, Alexander AU - Beier, Josephine AU - Ferdinandus, Simone AU - Trommer, Maike AU - Sahin, Ezgi Ceren AU - Hlouschek, Julian AU - Aninditha, Kynann AU - von Ohlen, Daphne Schepers AU - Kaufmann, Justus AU - Depardon, Alina AU - Ha, Hai Minh AU - Trommer, Simon AU - Kessler, Christopher AU - Cieslak, Adrianna AU - Fabian, Alexander AU - Rißner, Florian AU - Römer, Maximilian AU - Mäurer, Matthias AU - Pietschmann, Klaus TI - Short-course radiotherapy versus long-course chemoradiotherapy in total neoadjuvant therapy of rectal cancer - A multicenter analysis of early outcomes and toxicity. JO - Radiotherapy and oncology VL - 213 SN - 0167-8140 CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] PB - Elsevier Science M1 - DKFZ-2025-02093 SP - 111194 PY - 2025 N1 - 2025 Dec;213:111194 AB - Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) improves local control and complete response (CR) rates in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). CR is associated with favorable local tumor control, allowing non-operative management (NOM). However, it remains unclear whether short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) or long-course chemoradiotherapy (LCRT) is preferable within TNT.LARC patients undergoing TNT between 2015 and 2024 were included in this retrospective multicenter analysis (DRKS00033000). The primary endpoint was CR. Secondary endpoints comprised NOM rates, toxicity, and tumor control. Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to assess the influence of LCRT.Of 295 included patients with a median age at diagnosis of 62 (Q1-Q3: 54-68) years and 210 (71.2 KW - Chemoradiotherapy (Other) KW - Complete response (Other) KW - Rectal cancer (Other) KW - Total neoadjuvant therapy (Other) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 C6 - pmid:41077142 DO - DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111194 UR - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/305349 ER -