Стратегия «Watch & Wait» в радикальном лечении рака прямой кишки: добиваемся полного ответа всеми способами?

In the last decade, strategy with refusal of surgical treatment for rectal cancer patients who have achieved complete tumor regression after neoadjuvant therapy been widely accepted and approved by clinical guidelines leading organizations. This demonstrates good long-term results that confirm its safety. However, lack sufficient observations, imperfection methods registering a response, disagreements about optimal timing assessing effect performed stimulate continuation research.