This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Clinical outcome of the ACCORD 12/0405 PRODIGE 2 randomised trial in rectal cancer. J Clin Oncol 2012; 30: 4558–4565.

Published: 9th May 2013

Authors: Gerard JP, Azria D, Gourgou-Bourgade S, Martel-Lafay I, Hennequin C, Etienne PL et al. et al.

Conclusion

Some 598 patients were randomized to one of two schedules of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The addition of oxaliplatin had no effect on disease-free survival after three years.

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