Clinical and radiomics prediction of complete response in rectal cancer pre-chemoradiotherapy.

Background And Purpose: Patients with rectal cancer could avoid major surgery if they achieve clinical complete response (cCR) post neoadjuvant treatment. Therefore, prediction of treatment outcomes before treatment has become necessary to select the best neo-adjuvant treatment option. This study investigates clinical and radiomics variables' ability to predict cCR in patients pre chemoradiotherapy.

Comparing Clinical Outcomes for Radium-223: Do Older Patients Do Worse?

Purpose: To examine the clinical benefits and toxicities of Ra in 2 different age groups of patients with castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

Methods And Materials: This was a retrospective study of patients treated with Ra in 2 tertiary centers. Patients were divided into 2 different groups based on their age (≥72 years old and <72 years old).