IMRT 2017

NEOADJUVANT

• Radiation therapy

• 4.5 weeks with a total of 23 fractions. • PTV1 (pelvic PTV) 46 Gy • PTV2 (gross tumor and affected nodes) 57.5 Gy with concomitant boost • Capecitabine • Surgery • Median time from the end of radiation therapy to surgery was 67.6 days. • Low anterior resection in 56 (77.7%) • Abdominoperineal resection in 16 patients (22.2%).