TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances in MRI-Based Assessment of Rectal Cancer Post-Neoadjuvant Therapy
T2 - A Comprehensive Review
AU - Miranda, Joao
AU - Causa Andrieu, Pamela
AU - Nincevic, Josip
AU - Gomes de Farias, Lucas de Padua
AU - Khasawneh, Hala
AU - Arita, Yuki
AU - Stanietzky, Nir
AU - Fernandes, Maria Clara
AU - De Castria, Tiago Biachi
AU - Horvat, Natally
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Rectal cancer presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, with neoadjuvant therapy playing a pivotal role in improving resectability and patient outcomes. MRI serves as a critical tool in assessing treatment response. However, differentiating viable tumor tissue from therapy-induced changes on MRI remains a complex task. In this comprehensive review, we explore treatment options for rectal cancer based on resectability status, focusing on the role of MRI in guiding therapeutic decisions. We delve into the nuances of MRI-based evaluation of treatment response following neoadjuvant therapy, paying particular attention to emerging techniques like radiomics. Drawing from our insights based on the literature, we provide essential recommendations for post-neoadjuvant therapy management of rectal cancer, all within the context of MRI-based findings.
AB - Rectal cancer presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, with neoadjuvant therapy playing a pivotal role in improving resectability and patient outcomes. MRI serves as a critical tool in assessing treatment response. However, differentiating viable tumor tissue from therapy-induced changes on MRI remains a complex task. In this comprehensive review, we explore treatment options for rectal cancer based on resectability status, focusing on the role of MRI in guiding therapeutic decisions. We delve into the nuances of MRI-based evaluation of treatment response following neoadjuvant therapy, paying particular attention to emerging techniques like radiomics. Drawing from our insights based on the literature, we provide essential recommendations for post-neoadjuvant therapy management of rectal cancer, all within the context of MRI-based findings.
KW - magnetic resonance imaging
KW - neoadjuvant therapy
KW - rectal cancer
KW - treatment response
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85181916962&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85181916962&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/jcm13010172
DO - 10.3390/jcm13010172
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38202179
AN - SCOPUS:85181916962
SN - 2077-0383
VL - 13
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine
IS - 1
M1 - 172
ER -