Preoperative chemoradiotherapy is the recommended standard of care for patients with local advanced rectal cancer. However, it remains unclear, whether a prolonged time interval to surgery results in an increased perioperative morbidity, reduced TME quality or better pathological response. | Pathological complete response due to a prolonged time interval between preoperative chemoradiation and surgery in locally advanced rectal cancer Analysis from the German StuDoQ Rectalcarcinoma registry
