Purpose: This study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) undergoing total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT), comparing outcomes with the German general population and colorectal cancer (CRC) patients treated with curative intent. Methods:…
Simple Summary Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer and complete remission after “total neoadjuvant therapy” may undergo a “watch and wait” schedule instead of radical resection, but need to be followed-up more frequently. This is the first work analyzing patient-related costs in this setup in…