# STAR-TREC phase II: Can we save the rectum by watchful waiting or transanal surgery following (chemo)radiotherapy versus total mesorectal excision for early rectal cancer?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/star-trec-phase-ii-can-we-save-the-rectum-by-watchful-waiting-or-transanal/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Simon P. Bach,Johannes H.W. de Wilt,Femke P. Peters,Karen‐Lise Garm Spindler,Ane Appelt,Mark Teo,Victoria Homer,Natalie L. Abbott,Ian Geh,Stephan Körsgen,Issam Al‐Najami,Anouk J. M. Rombouts,Peter Christensen,Alexandra Gilbert,Leyre Navarro‐Núñez,Philip Quirke,Nicholas P. West,Gunnar Baatrup,Corrie A.M. Marijnen,David Sebag‐Montefiore,STAR-TREC Collaborative Group |
| Citations | 19 |
| DOI | 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.3502 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4286294222 |
| Type | conference-abstract |
| Year | 2022 |

## Paper authors

- [Issam Al‐Najami](https://scholariq.org/researchers/issam-al-najami/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Clinical Oncology](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-clinical-oncology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-surgical-treatments/)

## Paper topics

- [Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-surgical-treatments/)
- [Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-and-anal-carcinomas/)
- [Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-screening-and-detection/)

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